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i started reading it, but didn't get into it. and it was about a lesbian couple. my question is, where did ruth and idgie get a child from? they weren't allowed to be gay parents back in that era right? and no one back then thought a lesbian couple was weird?

MaryAlice The character, Evelyn Couch, had unanswered questions as Mrs. Threadgoode tells the story of her family. Evelyn had to wait from one week to the next …moreThe character, Evelyn Couch, had unanswered questions as Mrs. Threadgoode tells the story of her family. Evelyn had to wait from one week to the next to get answers that will be revealed to readers who keep on reading.

Society was much different in the 1920s; unmarried women were spinsters or old-maids. It would not seem out-of-place for two of them to live together without suspicion that their relationship was not purely platonic. The fictional town, Whistle Stop, had a population of about 250 people, most everybody knew everybody else's business.

As the story was written, no, I doubt the townsfolk cared one way or another about Idgie and Ruth's love for each other, finding it weird.

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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