Cultural Mythologies and Binary Oppositions in the Novel and Film, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

In the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Fannie Flagg upsets the dominant social norms of human interactions by comparing the heterosexual relationship of Evelyn and Ed alongside the homosexual partnership of Idgie and Ruth. In the film, "Fried Green Tomatoes," the director Jon Avnet re-interprets the relationships described by Fannie Flagg in subtly asserting to the audience that the relationship between Idgie and Ruth is merely a friendship built on a …

…omparing a woman whom has no friends, to a solid well rounded friendship shared amongst two other women. Both author and director made a substantial cultural mythology apparent by emphasizing the contrast between elements or people in either the novel or film. By contrast, the readers or viewers are given a chance to explore cultural mythologies and choose whether the film is a credible production of the content and themes present in the novel.