This paper discusses the role non-familial relationships portrayed within Fannie Flagg's novel, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café" and how their comparison with the familial, or "blood" relationships have an impact on the characterization. Divided into two sections, this paper looks at Idgie's role in the town and her relationships gathered there, specifically with Ruth, Stump, and Big George; and the relationship that Ninny and Evelyn form during Evelyn's visits to the nursing home, resulting in Ninny essentially saving Evelyn's life.