... that scene is very characteristic of the way many lovers, both heterosexual and homosexual, speak and act towards each other. Idgie goes as far as to say that she would kill for Ruth and that she would die for Ruth, all because she loves her. "Idgie smiled back at her and looked up into the clear blue sky that reflected in her ... ."" (FGT 87) Another sign of Idgie and Ruth's homosexual relationship is the episode where Idgie goes crazy when Ruth has to leave to get married after the summer they spent together. "'Why are you gonna marry that man?' I told you why. WHY?' Because I want to,...

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