Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe takes place in the small railroad town of Whistle Stop, overshadowed by Birmingham and nestled next toTroutville. In one particular scene the narrator, Virginia "Ninny" Threagoode, talks about her house and how close it is to the railroad tracks. She describes the trains as being a "fishin"(pg.102) pole's length away and coming at all hours of the day. Mrs. Threagoode's favorite train car was the dining car. She described the "finest flatware" and "the restaurant that [rolled] through the night".(pg.102)She described the smell of the food and the waiters clothing. The train's vivacity and character truly stuck with me. I thought this stayed with me and stood out from the rest because it had the
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Everything that Mrs. Threagoode did revolved around those trains. She fell asleep to the Ten-Twenty Atlanta Train every night, and bought and replaced her pots and pans according to how hard that train rattled by. She even had to live with injures and deaths because of those trains. My favorite part about the description of the trains would have to be Mrs.Threagood describing the food, "I loved that porterhouse steak they used to serve , and you've never had a better plate of ham and eggs than what you could get on that train."(pg.102)It connected the central theme, Whistle stop cafe to the whole town. They were both jaunty-magical place that deserved food that could comfort a soul for a life time. It stood out to me, because it made me want to sit right next to her on the front porch swing, and watch the trains roll into the sunset. Another reason that this scene sticks out to me so much is its connection to Ruth and Idgie. Even thoughout all of the pain the train had caused the Threagood family, the trains were loved. The idea that a town could go through so much pain and trouble with something and still be able to look at trains with a twinkle in its eye, enthralls me. …show more content…
gets into a terrible accident with a train, is extremely unexpected. On a normal day, when the adults were working and the kids were playing outside by the train, Buddy Jr. made a terrible mistake. The tracks momentum could not be tamed and Buddys arm had been severed at the shoulder. This scene has many elements of surprise that make this particular scene surprising. For one, his arm comes off. Two, he doesn't seem very concerned that his arm came off. Lastly, what was surprising was the indecency of the white boys at the hospital calling foul names at Big George. For this time period it might seem normalized, but growing up in an almost all accepting environment this scene really struck my thoughts. It shows how cruel people can be no matter the age, gender or color. The humor that is brought to this scene is also very surprising. The contrast between horrifying reality and gleeful illusion makes it truly impactful. The defining part of this scene is not the arm coming off or Big George being hassled, but the very end. When Buddy Jr. returns home form the hospital, they have a funeral, for his arm. This scene really defines the book. It was unexpected because no matter what happened to this boy, he could find the silver living in anything. He threw his arm a funeral and moved on like it was no big deal. Innumerable amounts of people had been hurt by the railroad before, but when ever a child is
Everything that Mrs. Threagoode did revolved around those trains. She fell asleep to the Ten-Twenty Atlanta Train every night, and bought and replaced her pots and pans according to how hard that train rattled by. She even had to live with injures and deaths because of those trains. My favorite part about the description of the trains would have to be Mrs.Threagood describing the food, "I loved that porterhouse steak they used to serve , and you've never had a better plate of ham and eggs than what you could get on that train."(pg.102)It connected the central theme, Whistle stop cafe to the whole town. They were both jaunty-magical place that deserved food that could comfort a soul for a life time. It stood out to me, because it made me want to sit right next to her on the front porch swing, and watch the trains roll into the sunset. Another reason that this scene sticks out to me so much is its connection to Ruth and Idgie. Even thoughout all of the pain the train had caused the Threagood family, the trains were loved. The idea that a town could go through so much pain and trouble with something and still be able to look at trains with a twinkle in its eye, enthralls me. …show more content…
gets into a terrible accident with a train, is extremely unexpected. On a normal day, when the adults were working and the kids were playing outside by the train, Buddy Jr. made a terrible mistake. The tracks momentum could not be tamed and Buddys arm had been severed at the shoulder. This scene has many elements of surprise that make this particular scene surprising. For one, his arm comes off. Two, he doesn't seem very concerned that his arm came off. Lastly, what was surprising was the indecency of the white boys at the hospital calling foul names at Big George. For this time period it might seem normalized, but growing up in an almost all accepting environment this scene really struck my thoughts. It shows how cruel people can be no matter the age, gender or color. The humor that is brought to this scene is also very surprising. The contrast between horrifying reality and gleeful illusion makes it truly impactful. The defining part of this scene is not the arm coming off or Big George being hassled, but the very end. When Buddy Jr. returns home form the hospital, they have a funeral, for his arm. This scene really defines the book. It was unexpected because no matter what happened to this boy, he could find the silver living in anything. He threw his arm a funeral and moved on like it was no big deal. Innumerable amounts of people had been hurt by the railroad before, but when ever a child is