Historical Context.

Fried Green Tomatoes is mostly set in the 1920s, during the time of the Great Depression, a time where racism and poverty thrived. The Klu Klux Klan is still at large and many people cannot afford to live life stably. Farming and rural areas, such as Whistlestop, Alabama took a big blow and people had to struggle to get by. The Great Depression began Tuesday, October 29, 1929 and ended around 1941 due mostly to President Roosevelt's New Deal.