Assignment 3 (FGT)
This novel has a great deal to say about race relations in the South. How did the black and white communities interact in this story both within and beyond the borders of Whistle Stop? Were Idgie and Ruth's egalitarian views on race typical? Answer the question and reply to two of your classmates' posts.
They were all in disagreement the whites did not approve of the colored but they were also scared of some of them because they were big and scary like big George. No because the colored people were like family to them and it didn't matter to Idgie, you couldn't really tell on Ruths part but i'm pretty sure she agreed.
ReplyDeleteI think it,s funny how white people are scared of the blacks. I mean really they are just another bunch of people. If whites weren't so mean to blacks then whites would really have nothing to fear. I think its guilt that catches them being a little intimidated by the blacks to be honest.
Deleteidgie and ruths views are very different that the typical view of blacks in that time. they thought of blacks as equal people. they let them work with them and they fed them. some people didnt like that but they didnt care.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's abit silly how things were back then.
Deletewe think its silly because society thinks it
DeleteIt's a ridiculous thing, though. Maybe, if society wasn't so hung up on appearances, we would be able to see people for who they really are. There are so many psychotic people out there that disguised themselves as normal people. And here we are, judging people on the color of their skin rather than their personalities.
Deletei agree with you jesse. they didnt care what collor any one was
DeleteI agree with tiffany. White people back then especially thought they were better than blacks when really there are some trashy people in any race.
Deletei agree they used to think like that.
DeleteKKK members of the town were disappointed that Whistle Stop Cafe sold to colored in the back. The cafe even hired them to work. Idgie and Ruth treated Big George and Sispy like family. Idgie and Ruth’s relations with the black race were very uncommon in the south. They did treat them with respect and many people back then didn't like that they did such a thing.
ReplyDeleteMore people shouldn't care and just live with each other in peace and happiness. Everyone deserves proper respect. It shouldn't matter how you look.
DeleteI agree! I think it is really dumb to treat people with disrespect because they are a different color!
Deletewhy cant we be friends, why cant we be friends
DeleteI like that they all get along. It makes it seem like they are all a big family.
DeleteAt the Whistle Stop Cafe I felt they got a long very well and outside of the Cafe. The town in general had a pretty good relations between the different races. Unless other towns or states got involved there were problems. Then idgies and Ruth's views were not race typical for that time period.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. I don't think many people that lived in Whistle Stop really cared about the color of peoples'skin. If you were involved in the KKK that was another thing. It's quite odd how society has evovolve into being KKK all the way kind of thing into being frowned upon if you were even racist against anyone.
DeleteI agree I think most people didn't care except for Grady because he put in remarks about how "SOME" people didn't like them serving to colored.
DeleteThere was KKK members around that didn't want anyone or anything to deal with colored people. Idgie and Ruth's relation with blacks was very uncommon in that time and in the south.
ReplyDeleteway to be original. good job bud!
Deletei agree with this. the kkk did not like big george but they did.
Deletethe whites and blacks did not get along what so ever. the kkk showed up in this book and beet big gearge. every onre at the wistle stop did not care what colloer you were. the fed blacks out the back door and they did not care what any one thought about it.
ReplyDeleteIdgie didn't care if people are black or white. She had them working in her cafe. Also if there were people who didnt like that, she didn't care!
ReplyDeleteWhite people were pretty racist against the blacks. The KKK was a problem back then and were very against them. The way Idgie and Ruth handled black people was abnormal. They treated them respectfully and equally even though they had people telling them to do things differently.
ReplyDeletein this case abnormal is good.
DeleteRuth and Idgie got along with the blacks a lot more than people normally would have back then. They were all like family at the Whistle Stop and at home. Idgie would even stay with the blacks sometimes when she had no where else to go.
ReplyDeleteIdgie and Ruths views were different than other people in that time. They seen them as equal people in the world. They were very nice to them and fed them. When the KKK came they protected big george and the rest of the blacks.
ReplyDeletewell idge dont care as long as you nice to her she will be nice to you.
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ReplyDeletethey didnt care what color you where they let all types of epople in their. they didnt care as long as you wher enice to them.
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