Blog Post #2

In Fried Green Tomatoes, by Fannie Flagg I believe the author does develop the setting well enough to have it be considered a character. This is shown when the author says, "'I think I'll just take my business elsewhere.' Everybody, including Grady, laughed at that one, because there wasn't anyplace else"(328). This shows that Whistle Stop Cafe is the only place in Whistle Stop to eat. Everybody knew the cafe, and who ran it. There wasn't a person in town who didn't like going there for food, and enjoyed the people that ran it. People thought the cafe had the best barbecue in town and people drove all the way from Birmingham to get some. People also loved the cafe so much because of the owners, Idgie and Ruth. The author tells how kind and selfless they were. This is shown when the author says, "'I never saw Aunt Idgie turn down a soul, and she was known to give a man a little drink if he needed it...'"(329). This shows how no matter how bad the times were in the depression the cafe became a place people could count on for food. Idgie was always feeding people who were hungry and desperate, and giving them shelter for a night or two. She couldn't turn them away and people could count on the cafe for a safe place to stay. I think the cafe is developed enough to be considered a character that people in the book recognize.