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Leon Vignes
A erudite scholar, Frantz is Kennedy’s boyfriend in New York. Perhaps because he’s the first Black man she has ever dated, she tells him that she’s not entirely white, eager to hear what he says. Frantz, however, thinks she’s only joking. They break up not long after she finds out for sure that Stella is Black.
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Frantz Character Timeline in The Vanishing Half
The timeline below shows where the character Frantz appears in The Vanishing Half. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 14
In New York, Kennedy starts dating a Black scholar named Frantz. One night, she asks what he’d do if she told him she wasn’t actually white....
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Chapter 15
...tickets to her play and ends up having the best performance of her life. Afterwards, Frantz meets all of them for drinks and is excited to socialize with people from Kennedy’s...
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After looking at the photograph in the bathroom, Kennedy goes home with Frantz. The next morning, she feels overwhelmed by what Jude has shared with her, frustrated that...
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