Ninny Threadgoode
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Ninny Threadgoode is a central, elderly storyteller character in Fannie Flagg’s novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," whose reminiscences connect past and present in the narrative.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elderly woman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWork | film Fried Green Tomatoes ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fried Green Tomatoes
NERFINISHED
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Whistle Stop Cafe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whistle Stop, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
kind
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nostalgic ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Fannie Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Southern fiction
ⓘ
women's fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | connects past and present ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
frame narrator ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1987 ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Threadgoode family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInFilm | elderly narrator ⓘ |
| tellsStoriesAbout |
Idgie Threadgoode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruth Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ Whistle Stop community ⓘ |
| tellsStoriesTo | Evelyn Couch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
aging
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community life in the American South ⓘ female friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ |
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