page 126-156/ August 7,2010
Reading Response #5
Momma and Poppa Threadgoode welcomed Sipsey into their home at a young age. They treated her as a human unlike others treated African Americans during this period in time when there was separate public facilities for both whites and blacks. Once the Threadgoodes had children, they raised their children to treat African Americans just like anyone else. Sipsey worked for the family for many years and also worked at the Whistle Stop Café with Ruth and Idgie. The Threadgoode’s were always helping people; they would give you the shirt off of their back if you asked for it, and this was not any different for Sipsey, Onzell or Big George and their children. When Big George and Onzell’s daughter, Naughty Bird, was ill with pneumonia she was desperate to see Miss. Fancy, the elephant at the zoo in Birmingham. She refused to eat anything until she saw the elephant and if she did not eat soon she was going to die. Idgie knew how much Big George loved her but he could not go into the zoo because it was for whites only. Idgie brought the elephant to their home and Naughty Bird ate after the elephant left. Other white at this time would not have thought twice to even talk to an African American unless they absolutely had to but the Threadgoodes see them as family and treat them just as they would anyone else which is very honorable.
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