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.
Some towns where more striked then others. whistle stop not so much everyone was welcome it seemed. Other than they couldnt set in the same room in the cafe. I feel like Idgie and Ruth hated the fact that people were being hurt and wasnt equil.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think if Ruth and Idgie could have their way that everyone would sit together.
DeleteI agree Whistle Stop wasnt like most other towns back then. For the most part the whites and blacks got along.
DeleteI forgot that they had to sit in seperate rooms? but they probably just did that to make everyone happy and fell like they could come in to the cafe. I also believe that they hated the way theat others treated the blacks.
DeleteI don't understand why they couldn't eat in the same room, but blacks were able to cook food for them. Maybe it was becauase they thought cooking was a "slave" job. I agree that Whistle Stop was an exception to the norm.
DeleteThe blacks and the whites interacted with each other in the book. In Whistle stop they both got along with each other but the whites were dominant. Idgie and Ruths views were'nt the same as everyone elses. They treated blacks with kindness and respect while others did not.
ReplyDeleteI agree although most people did not treat the blacks with very much kindness.
Deletei agree like the part in movie when big geroge was getting beat by the kkk and the sherif even stepped in with idgie AND helped them stop hurting him
DeleteI admire the way that Ruth and Idgie had respect for the blacks. And they didnt treat them bad at all. I think that everyone should have been like this and treated everyone the same.
DeleteI really respect the fact that Idgie and Ruth stuck to their own beliefs. Even when put in a bad situation with the KKK, they still did what they believed was right.
DeleteInside Whistle Stop I thought they got along really well. They treated them both equally and didn't segregate against anyone. Outside seemed to be a lot worse. There was the whole ordeal with the KKK and them coming into Whistle Stop and causing problems. Idgie and Ruth's views were not typical for the time period. Most people during this time period were racist and didn't care.
ReplyDeleteI agree outside of Whistle Stop people wanted nothing to do with the blacks and they hated them. I think everyone should have been like Ruth and Idgie.
Deletei wonder if back then if smaller towns like this just wanted to be equil so they made there own rules kinda saying that they have to get along but everyone agreed to it and they had no problems with race.
Deletei saw it as whistle stop was okay with the whole race thing. no one really disrespected eachother and didnt say anything about it. Idgie and Ruth treated everyone equal when it came to race. They didnt like when people were discriminating because of race.
ReplyDeletePeople in whistle stop didnt mind black people because they had som many good friends that were black. They knew that they would do anything for eachother. however, people in Georigia and in other places had different view points. When the KKK arrieved and started beating Big George it was evidenthow much compassion people in Whiste Stop had for blacks. Ruth and Idgie's views on race were not typical because most everyone else treated blacks different than whites. They didnt care what others thought was right, they went w9ith what they believed in iand they stood up for blacks.
ReplyDeleteIn the town of Whistle Stop, people appeared to have more relaxed views. It seemed like blacks and whites treated each other with respect. Although they got along, Idgie and Ruth still were not allowed to let blacks eat in their cafe. I believe Idgie and Ruth treated Big George and their other friends like family. They would do anything for each other. I also believe that the other people in the community were fine with blacks, but they did not feel as close to them as Idgie and Ruth did. Outside of Whistle Stop, people had harsher views. There was a group of white men, called the KKK, that wore white bed sheets and terorized blacks and anyone associated with blacks. Most people outside of Whistle Stop shared the same views as the KKK or were scared to speak out.
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