In this passage, F. Jasmine and Berenice are talking about the "riddles of the world" after describing their ideal worlds. Being a preteen, Frankie is struggling with her identity and is hung up on figuring out how everyone is tied together.
These riddles frustrate Frankie. She wants so badly to be a member of something. She wants to feel included, needed and loved. Since she is only a mere twelve prepubescent years old, she feels trapped, misunderstood and alone. Contradictory to what Berenice says, Frankie describes the people of the town as "loose" instead of "caught". She sees everyone as loose because she can't see what ties them together. Frankie seems infatuated with ties and relationships. She always wants to be a member of something and is in love with the idea of the wedding since it ties people together. Throughout the novel, Frankie observes and analyzes people and her interactions with them. This passage is representative of Frankie's irrationality due to her frustration and confusion about her tie to the world and the world's tie to everything else.
Q: Do you think being a member of something would make Frankie as happy as she thinks it will?
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