Μάθημα : Το Σώμα στη Σύγχρονη Αμερικανική Λογοτεχνία

Euthanasia

Assisted suicide

Immortality

The afterlife

Impersonating

Passing

Lying

Dissimulating

Symbolize the good old times, when he was young and handsome

Symbolize his hard-earned success and status with the whites

Symbolize imperishable, superior bodies

None of the above

The liberation of her spirit through connectedness with Other bodies

The liberation of her body from her marriage to Ed

The box of memorabilia left to her by Ninny

A diet based on the Whistle Stop Café recipes

The passing of an old era, when trains used to run

Her positive resignification of her own body

The dependence of the suburban housewife on transportation

Her desire to run away from her life

Makes apparent the precarious performativity of the bodies before the Law

Makes apparent the lack of moral fiber in Frank, which makes him dissolve

Makes apparent the court’s prejudice against Idgie and Big George for being different

Makes apparent the judge’s ignorance of the truth

Suggests he was truly a racist pig

Suggests that Big George resorted to cannibalism

Indicates his utter removal from the realm of human beings

Suggests that eating human beings is not that unthinkable, if necessary

The characters of Eva Bates, Smokey Lonesome and Artis Peevey demonstrate that:

Humane qualities are modified by color, race, sex or status

Characters with secrets are the most interesting

Connectedness between human beings is what matters