Frank Alpine Timeline and Summary

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Frank Alpine Timeline and Summary

  • Frank participates with Ward Minogue in a holdup of Morris Bober's grocery store.
  • Afterwards, he scopes out the place, checking on the family.
  • With nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat, Frank hides in the store cellar and steals rolls.
  • Frank starts to work at the Bober store, improving business.
  • Infatuated with Helen, the owner's daughter, Frank plots ways to speak with her.
  • They begin a friendship that leads to a romantic relationship.
  • Caught in the act of stealing, Frank is fired.
  • Desperate for Helen, he rapes her.
  • He tries to make amends, unsuccessfully.
  • Frank makes a fool of himself at Morris's funeral, falling into his grave.
  • He takes over the Bober store.
  • Frank becomes a Jew.