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F. Jasmine: A Short Story

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Frankie changes her name to F. Jasmine. She may come to a conclusion that her family and friends with see her differently than before. Her family may see that she has grown up, and being a better person. Frankie felt connected to the world now because of the wedding, no more isolation. New name, new me. I observe the way frankie act from part 1 to part 2. Frankie or should i say F. Jasmine has changed drastically: optimistic, friendly, communicating with others rather than berenice and john, no longer antisocial, and she explored. Part 1, frankie was someone who was not a member of anything and who was an unjoined person and hang in the doorways. Part 2, a whole new person, walked the streets label herself as a queen and mingled everywhere. …show more content…

Jasmine meets a soldiers who she has a conversation and a beer with. I can sense that F. Jasmine is interested in the soldiers, because he’s in the marine and she always see grown women walking with soldier, now look at her having a beer with a soldier. Page 52 “soldiers came to town on holidays and went around in glad, loud gangs together or walked the sidewalks with grown girls”. The soldiers was checking F. Jasmine out, referring to her as a cute dish. Page 63 “ he was looking at F. Jasmine from the top of her head, down the organdie best dress, and to the black pumps she was

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