Simplification of black-white relationshipsġ949: Birmingham’s black middle- and upper-class society was at its peak, and the Slagtown News was kept busy reporting on the doings of over a hundred social clubs the lighter the skin, the better the club. Idgie and Ruth are always the core of the plot This is becomes evident in her touching friendship with Mrs Threadgoode No matter the struggles she faces (catcalling, her marriage is failing, mental health issues, she's trying to find her voice, her womanhood, and her sexuality): she never forgets her kindness. These two traits meet in the Modern South, specifically embodied by Evelyn Couch. WHEN AND WHERE DO THESE TWO ASPECTS COEXIST? Secondly, the Ku Klux Klan is a constant threat for black people and so-called sympathizers. The focus of this passage is still set on human kindness: Idgie doesn’t stop helping her friend, no matter what his skin colour is.
The apex of violence in the film is the apparition of the KKK, who kidnapped Big George, beat him and threatened Idgie. It is depicted in this way in two different circumstances.įirstly, when we meet Ruth’s husband Frank Bennet who is a violent and drunk man who seeks revenge after his wife. This trait becomes particularly evident during the “bee charmer” sceneĪt the same time, the South is stereotypically a dangerous place to live and represents a threat. The landscape is romanticized and becomes a welcoming and loving place to be. They seem to be shielded from any sort of discrimination and damage (until the death of Ruth) and they are welcomed and loved by the community The South represents a safe place when it comes to Idgie and Ruth. She does not care what people think of her She rescues Ruth from her abusive husband Invisibility "I am invisible because you refuse to see me" Others as a love relationship between two women Strategic ambiguity leaves the viewer to decide whether their relationship is a pure friendship or something more.Īudience interpretation on Idgie & Ruth's relationship Lesbian& Gay have always been represented through strategic ambiguity in Hollywood THE AMBIGUITY OF RUTH AND IGGI RELATIONSHIP Publication: August 1987, Random House, U.S. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFEįannie Flagg's novel and Jon Avnet's film adaptation
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