Immediately following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, America was to spend the next 10 years in an economic slump. This slump was later titled the Great Depression. The Great Depression meant hard times for everyone. The wealthy had seen better days, the middle class was suddenly poor, and the poor had become utterly destitute. The movie adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the book by Harper Lee, and Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg were both set during the Great Depression and were meant to accurately depict the time period. After watching both films, it is easy to see the parallels between the two in their portrayal of life and race relations in the Deep South during the era. In both movies the minorities and those who support
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The strong headed Idgie and calm and rational Ruth of Fried Green Tomatoes are the protagonists of the story. Together, they are two sides of the same coin and manage to do nearly anything they set their minds to. Including starting their own business. Unlike others in the movie, Idgie and Ruth did not tolerate racism and treated Sipsey and Big George as if they were family. After Idgie saved Big George from any further torture from the KKK, she tended to his wounds from the whippings. Ruth trusted Sipsey to not only take care of Buddy Jr. as a sort of babysitter, but also to take care of her after she found out she had cancer. On the other hand, Atticus Finch, one of the main characters of To Kill A Mockingbird, makes a point to treat everyone he encountered as his equal and with respect. Whenever he went to visit Tom Robinson’s family he greeted them kindly and did not degrade them. He always strived to be a good role model for his kids, especially when they’re watching him. Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’s face after he goes to visit Tom Robinson’s family again, and Atticus, being the bigger person, chooses not to give into Mr. Ewell’s bait and get angry or fight him, but simply avoids confrontation and walks away. He is determined to give Tom Robinson what he deserves, a fair trial, and lives up to his Job description. Instead of throwing away the case like Mr. Ewell told him to do, Atticus tries his best to defend
The strong headed Idgie and calm and rational Ruth of Fried Green Tomatoes are the protagonists of the story. Together, they are two sides of the same coin and manage to do nearly anything they set their minds to. Including starting their own business. Unlike others in the movie, Idgie and Ruth did not tolerate racism and treated Sipsey and Big George as if they were family. After Idgie saved Big George from any further torture from the KKK, she tended to his wounds from the whippings. Ruth trusted Sipsey to not only take care of Buddy Jr. as a sort of babysitter, but also to take care of her after she found out she had cancer. On the other hand, Atticus Finch, one of the main characters of To Kill A Mockingbird, makes a point to treat everyone he encountered as his equal and with respect. Whenever he went to visit Tom Robinson’s family he greeted them kindly and did not degrade them. He always strived to be a good role model for his kids, especially when they’re watching him. Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’s face after he goes to visit Tom Robinson’s family again, and Atticus, being the bigger person, chooses not to give into Mr. Ewell’s bait and get angry or fight him, but simply avoids confrontation and walks away. He is determined to give Tom Robinson what he deserves, a fair trial, and lives up to his Job description. Instead of throwing away the case like Mr. Ewell told him to do, Atticus tries his best to defend