Idgie Threadgoode

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Idgie Threadgoode is a spirited, rebellious Southern woman and central character in Fannie Flagg’s novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," known for her fierce loyalty, independence, and deep bond with Ruth Jamison.

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Idgie Threadgoode canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Southern woman ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
novel character ⓘ
appearsIn Fried Green Tomatoes (film) ⓘ
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ⓘ
associatedWith Whistle Stop Cafe ⓘ
characterTrait independent ⓘ
loyal ⓘ
nonconformist ⓘ
protective ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
spirited ⓘ
createdBy Fannie Flagg ⓘ
createdInWorkPublishedYear 1987 ⓘ
familyName Threadgoode ⓘ
fictionalLocation Whistle Stop, Alabama ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasCloseRelationshipWith Ruth Jamison ⓘ
hasThemeConnection LGBT subtext ⓘ
female solidarity ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
resistance to patriarchy ⓘ
knownFor deep bond with Ruth Jamison ⓘ
defying social conventions ⓘ
running the Whistle Stop Cafe ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryGenre Southern fiction ⓘ
loyalTo Ruth Jamison ⓘ
medium film adaptation ⓘ
novel ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nickname Idgie ⓘ
occupation co-owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe ⓘ
partOf Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe universe ⓘ
portrayedBy Mary Stuart Masterson ⓘ
protects Ruth Jamison ⓘ
romanticSubtextWith Ruth Jamison ⓘ
settingOfLife Alabama ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century American South ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ninny Threadgoode → relative → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Ninny Threadgoode → tellsStoryAbout → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Ninny Threadgoode → tellsStoriesAbout → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Evelyn Couch → inspiredByStoriesOf → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Ruth Jamison → hasFriend → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Ruth Jamison → closeRelationshipWith → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ
Evelyn Couch → inspiredByStoriesOf → Idgie Threadgoode ⓘ