Post #3 Fried Green Tomatoes

The most prominant theme in Fried Green Tomatoes is seeing the true beauty in things. For example, Evelyn is a married middle-aged lady who visits Mrs. Threadgoode in the nursing home every sunday. Evelyn is going through a mid-life crisis and with the help of encouraging words from Mrs. Threadgoode, Evelyn overcomes her depression. Also, Mrs. Threadgoode tells the story of Stumpy who is Ruth and Idgies son. Stumpy lost his arm when he was a small child and had only a stump. But throughtout the stories told, it is clear that everyone that came into comtact with him loved him and did not judge him for his small stump. Instead, her grew up with confidence and learned he can still do anything he wants. Idgie once took him to see a small, energetic dog, with a love for life. This dog could jump up and run around, and only had three legs. But, he was still happy. So, i believe the overall theme is seeing the true beauty in things and realizes that you may have small set backs but there is nothing that someone cant overcome.