Fried Green Tomatoes

“Fried Green Tomatoes.” It is a tale of a small old town, its more popular residents, and a murder mystery told in retrospect by the main character Idggy. I was able to identify several social structures within the small town during the movies flashbacks as well as its modern day narrative setting. There were no government officials present, but a sheriff kept order amongst citizens. That same sheriff, however, partied with the same people that …

…and actions, which included the caning of Big George. The KKK was also the most evident subculture represented in the film. Its social reality is very real because the KKK is still around today. They aren’t as prevalent as they were back then, but nevertheless they are still here. And, until we can rid our society of haters like them, gender, race, and class issues and differences will remain. Overall I enjoyed this film.