Matthew had called her harmless. Harmless. And being with him made Frankie feel squashed into a box - a box where she was expected to be sweet and sensitive (but not oversensitive); a box for young and pretty girls who were not as bright or as powerful as their boyfriends. A box for people who were not forces to be reckoned with.Frankie wanted to be a force.

Summary

This quote highlights Frankie's frustration with being labeled as harmless by Matthew. She feels confined and restricted by the expectations set for her in their relationship - to be sweet, sensitive, and less intelligent or influential than him. Frankie rebels against this notion by expressing her desire to be a force to be reckoned with. She yearns to break free from the confines of the box and assert her own power, proving that she is capable of much more than society's limiting expectations.

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