Tomatoes

Mr. Nichols Tomatoes *I was in sixth grade in math class checking my homework when someone asked Mr. Nichols what all of those tomatoes were for. He told all of we could eat one. Cora and I looked at each other and we knew both of us hated tomatoes but we said let’s try them anyway. *I got in line for the tomato and I was already thinking about not getting one so I don’t waste one, so I got out of line and sat down at my seat. “I don’t think i’m going to eat one.” I told Cora. “Come on Grace just

Going back and forth between the mid-1980s to the 1920s, Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg weaves a tale as old as time -- where true friendship takes a front seat. A highly visual book, Flagg is able to create tableaus that are visceral, evoking emotions like paint strokes on a page. The main story, set in the mid-1980s, revolves around character Evelyn Couch, whose unsuccessful weekly visits to a nursing home to see her mother-in-law. Being accompanied by her husband does nothing to assuage

“Fried Green Tomatoes” was that it was a fluff and light movie. The previews of the movie would lead one to believe that myself included. I was wrong. The first part of the movie was set in 1930’s. This part of the movie addressed the issue of racism and ageism before the time of the Civil Rights Movement. When the movie moves in to present day, the story covers the struggles Evelyn is experiencing with menopause, or as it was sometime called; the change of life. Fried Green Tomatoes is a story that

Metaphor- "My toes are fish." (Pg. 7) The use of this metaphor helps the reader to understand the childlike wonder of seeing your toes dance in the water. Imagery- "The room presses in hot and heavy the way it does when you wake up from a nap in the afternoon sun." (Pg. 81) The use of imagery in the text helps the reader to better understand what Young Ju is feeling by having the reader use past experiences to demonstrate how she feels like her world is caving in on her. Personification- "An ache

In Fried Green Tomatoes, Imogene Threadgoode, or Idgie, shows a unique talent that not many people are brave enough to do. She approaches a tree with a swarm of bees buzzing around it with a jar in her bare hand. Her goal is to break off a piece of their hive and retrieve a honeycomb, which she does ever so easily. Idgie wanted to impress Ruth Jamison with her bee charming skills, and she saw it as a sweet treat that she wanted to share with others. In the film, it is shown at least three times where

Older Adult: Film Analysis The Notebook The beginning of The Notebook opens with the gentleman, Noah in a nursing home facility. We soon learn that he is living at the facility to be close to his wife, Allie who has Alzheimer’s. Allie is introduced to Noah, and he offers to read her a story. They are in the sunroom at the nursing home, and unbeknownst to her he begins to read her a love story. Due to Allie’s disease she is unaware that the story she is listening to is her own read by her true

the assistance of a powerful role model. The possibilities are greatly augmented with the guidance of an assertive mentor. Particularly, in The Color Purple and Fried Green Tomatoes, authors Alice Walker and Fannie Flagg portray this concept through their female characters. In the novels The Color Purple and Fried Green Tomatoes, authors Alice Walker and Fannie Flagg utilize archetypal characters to exhibit how an empowered female mentor assists in the development

How Southern Gothic Lit. in Fried Green Tomatoes helps you find your inner Tawanda Southern gothic lit is a writing genre from the south, which means that stories that are written under this format usually focus on grotesque themes. The writing usually focuses in characters that are in pain or that aren't okay. The setting of a story usually takes place in a gloomy environment and it relies on ironic or unusual events. For example in “ Desiree's baby” the writer makes it seem like the girl

When researching southern culture I am often surprised by the similarities that helped to shape our past are still influencing our future. There is a statement which says, “The more things change the more they stay the same”. The book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe contains elements that support the social class system, religion and, southern family relationships that we have been studying in Southern Culture. We learned in class that the Southern culture contains a class system

her concerns. Stephen’s mother’s rejection of her is a striking blow, especially after the death of her father. Stephen’s mother contends that she is “unnatural,” (63; 182) and “unbalanced” (183), in a scene very similar to the trial in Fried Green Tomatoes. Yet, when Stephen finds her father’s book on inversion and finally has a name to put to her experiences, it is a moment of clarity that makes her hopeful and also makes readers hopeful about the future of our understanding of LGBT identities. Stephen