Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Techniques
Using transitions between past and present, Flagg presents her story in brief chapters comprising glimpses of action as remembered by Ninny Threadgoode in the 1980s or conveyed by an omniscient narrator. The first half of the book introduces readers to the setting and characters, providing clues about why a murder was committed; the second half focuses on resolving the mysterious murder. Supplemental information is provided in the form of contemporary newspaper columns from 1929 to 1969 penned by Dot Weems who comments about people and events in the Whistle Stop community. The reader is...
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