Question 5 (FGT)

Women are portrayed in so many different ways in the novel.  Discuss two of the women in the novel.  One can be Iggy or Ruth, but not both.  Tell me how they are potrayed, what this means to the reader, how it challenges traditional roles of women, and your opinion.  Then you must reply to at least THREE of your classmates' posts.

Question 4 (FGT)

We never learn where Ninny came from or how she came to be adopted by the Threadgoodes, only that they took her in and treated her like a member of the family. This is only one example in a novel full of non-traditional families. What are some other examples of familial bonds that do not look like a traditional nuclear family? How does this author challenge and expand our understanding of the meaning and structure of family? One paragraph answer, please.

Assignment 3 (FGT)

 

This novel has a great deal to say about race relations in the South. How did the black and white communities interact in this story both within and beyond the borders of Whistle Stop? Were Idgie and Ruth's egalitarian views on race typical? Answer the question and reply to two of your classmates' posts.

Assignment 2 (FGT)

This novel has a very complex structure alternating between the past and the present and the point of view of a whole host of different characters. Did this narrative format work for you? Were there particular narrators you found more compelling than others and why?