August 22,2010
Final Response
The book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, written by Fannie Flagg was a warm and endearing read. Once you start reading the book, it was very hard to put down. The characters in this book are hard not to love. The characters have the true southern hospitality and seem to be the kindest people in the world. The book was written in a way that every chapter jumps to a different period in time and often times there is a different narrator. At times, this can get confusing but if you really pay attention to what you are reading there are small details that will help you determine when the scene is taking place. Throughout the book, the jumps in times often means that we never figure out the full story as to what happened however, it is always explained later on in other chapters. Fannie Flagg had many different story lines that she created and most of them interconnected to help form another story, but she always made sure that she closed them and we knew what happened in the end. Two of the main themes of this book definitely pertained to friends and family. The Threadgoode were the most nice and generous people, if they could help you in any way they would. Often times they would give away food to any homeless people that came into the café or general store, and they risked getting caught with the law to make sure the people in Troutville got food from the trains so they could survive. They welcomed people with open arms and many of the town’s people thought as if they were a part of the Threadgoode family. Family was definitely a priority for them. The family was large with many brothers and sisters and they loved every one of the so much. As a reader, this story was very relatable and you could definitely put yourself into this story because it was so well written. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café is definitely a book I would recommend for people to read.
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