When Frank pushed her down a flight of steps Idgie threatened to kill Frank if he ever touched her again. Along with the barbecue the place also became known for its fried green tomatoes. While his KKK buddies set about burning crosses and attempting to intimidate local residents, Frank went to the Whistle Stop Cafe and tried to kidnap Ruth's baby. When drifter Smokey Lonesome tried to stop him from leaving Frank punched him, however Smokey refused to stay down, refusing to let Frank go anywhere with Ms.
Ruth's baby. Frank attacked Smokey again before the cook Sipsey whacked him in the back of a head with a frying pan, killing him. Idgie, Big George, and Sipsey realized even though it was justifiable homicide the Jim Crow era justice system would never excuse Bennett's death at the hands of a black person.
Idgie and Big George barbecued Frank Bennett's body on the cafe's large outdoor barbecue. Sheriff Curtis Smoote - who was in town investigating Frank's disappearance - unwittingly ate part of Frank's remains and remarked how good the barbecue was. Sipsey told Smoote the secret was in the sauce. Smoote considered Idgie his prime suspect. Smoote sat her down and told her that she didn't fool him, and that he was the law and no one could beat the law.
Smoote made sure to pay a visit to Big George to question and intimidate him as well. Frightened that Frank had found her Ruth considered leaving. When Idgie told her she would never again have to worry about Frank, Ruth thought perhaps Idgie had killed Frank. Idgie denied it and said that she would only tell Ruth once that she no longer had to worry about Frank.
Over the next few years Smoote tried to find out what happened to Frank. When Frank's truck was found in a nearby river Idgie and Big George were arrested and transported to Georgia. Ruth gave an impassioned defence of Idgie - saying that the other woman was her best friend and she loved her. When the local pastor Rev. Scroggins came up he said he wanted to swear on his own bible.
Agreeing to that the prosecutor let him hold up his book - which was actually a copy of Moby Dick. Scroggins then proceeded to tell the courtroom that at the time Frank disappeared Idgie and Big George were with him at a 3 day revival meeting.
There has been a lot of speculation among viewers of the film about the final scene, in which it seems apparent that Ninny Threadgoode and Idgie are the same person. When Evelyn couch finds a note and a jar of honey on Ruth's grave, Ninny gives her a "knowing look" and Evelyn takes on a look of understanding. However, the final scene is not a definitive statement that they are the same. Evidence throughout the movie shows the separation between the characters, and scenes are listed below: 1.
Ninny states in the nursing home during her first scene that she was practically adopted by the Threadgoode family, not born directly into it. Ninny Threadgoode also states that she married Cleo Threadgoode, another one of Idgie's brothers. However, Cleo Threadgoode never appears by name in the film, and neither does Ninny, so the confusion is understandable. During the wedding scene near the beginning, a child-aged Idgie is on her brother Buddy's back while Ninny says in voiceover that she Ninny had always had a crush on Buddy, rather than "Idgie always had a crush on Buddy.
Towards the end of the movie Ninny says that Sipsey confessed on her deathbed the full truth of Frank Bennett's death. Idgie knew the truth from the beginning, so Sipsey would have no reason to confess if Ninny were Idgie. Otis, Ninny's friend and roommate, was also present at Sipsey's confession, meaning that she would know both Idgie and Ninny if they were separate people.
Mrs Otis' adult daughter confirms that her mother has been Ninny's neighbor for many years. Even though we never see Ninny and Mrs Otis interact in the film, it seems likely Mrs Otis would have noticed that her long-time friend "Idgie" was suddenly calling herself "Ninny. The book makes it clear that Ninny and Idgie are different people, as Ninny has died and Evelyn is visiting her grave when she finds the jar of honey and the note on Ruth's tombstone.
A final scene confirms that Idgie now runs a roadside stand with her brother Julian the boy who made fun of Idgie at the wedding , where they sell honey while Idgie entertains visitors with her tall tales. Out of respect for everyone's right to their own opinions, it has been left to offer the reader the option to decide for themselves which version makes more sense to them. This is one sign of the amazing skill of the writers of the movie - over 20 years later, people are STILL trying to figure out the truth of the story.
This is an attribute of truly creative storytelling. In the film adaptation of this book, Idgie and Ninny are indeed the same person. Using the points made above, the other interpretation of Idgie and Ninny being the same person is addressed below: 1. As far as being adopted, this is a turn of phrase in Idgie's creative storytelling to Evelyn.
Idgie keeps Buddy's memory alive by, as the saying goes, spinning a good yarn which most likely influenced the author's choice of the name "Threadgoode". Cleo does not appear in this movie because the theatrical Ninny IS the theatrical Idgie. That left actress Mary Stuart Masterson with a tough choice—hold up the film or do the stunt herself.
She jumped into the job, working with the buzzing bees, and making for a memorable cinematic moment. Flagg has a cameo in the movie, playing the leader of a self-help group, who tells the women in attendance: "You can get that spark back into your marriage! The reclusive To Kill A Mockingbird author reviewed the book, giving it a rave and saying, "Idgie Threadgoode is a true original: Huckleberry Finn would have tried to marry her!
This may sound like sacrilege to some, but according to Robert Moss , fried green tomatoes weren't really a Southern dish until the movie made them one. While gardeners across the U. Then came the movie and along with it a huge, revived interest in the dish.
Soon fried green tomatoes started appearing on menus across the South. By Melissa Locker February 06,
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