Prompt Number Three

In my opinion racism and love are the most prodominant themes in Fried Green Tomatoes. "Now, George, you know you cain't go in Avondale Park, they just had a big Klan meeting over there the other night. As soon as you set one foot in that gate, they'd shoot your head off in a minute" (152). This shows how racism is a huge theme of the book because it shows how dangerous it would be for George to take his dying daughter to see an elephant. The Klans men would kill him for trying to help his dying daughter see something she had wanted to for months. An example of the theme love is, ""The barber was brushing off the back of Franks neck with the sweet-smelling talcum powder when Idgie burst into the shop. She was in a rage. She stuck her finger in Frank's face. 'LISTEN, YOU MEALY-MOUTHED, MOLE-FACED, GLASSEYED SON OF A BITCHING BASTARD! IF YOU EVER HIT RUTH AGAIN, I'LL KILL YOU! YOU BASTARD! I SWEAR I'LL CUT YOUR DAMN HEART OUT! YOU HEAR ME, YOU ASSHOLE BASTARD!'"(188). This quote shows love because when Idgie yells at Frank it had been two years since she'd seen Ruth. She is still in love with her, no matter what happened, and is willing to kill for her, and it shows such love and devotion.