Frank Granderson Character Analysis in This Is How It Always Is

Marginny’s husband and Aggie and Cayenne’s father. Frank and Marginny live next door to Penn and Rosie in Seattle, and when they stop by to introduce themselves, Rosie blurts out that Poppy is transgender. Frank and Marginny decide not to tell their kids about Poppy, and their decision kicks off the secrecy of Poppy’s gender in Seattle. Frank is accepting of Poppy’s gender, although he occasionally says insensitive things without thinking. The Grandersons and Poppy’s family have a monthly get together they call “Dueling Dinners,” and they all enjoy a nice and easy friendship.

Frank Granderson Character Timeline in This Is How It Always Is

The timeline below shows where the character Frank Granderson appears in This Is How It Always Is. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...and she is a bit irritated at the interruption. It is the neighbors, Marginny and Frank Granderson, and they have come to introduce themselves. Marginny and Frank are warm and friendly,... (full context)

Frank says he saw a drag show once and asks Rosie if that is what raising... (full context)

...day at the barbeque, Marginny approaches Penn and Rosie. Marginny doesn’t mean to apologize for Frank and the drag queen comment, but she does want them to know that he didn’t... (full context)

Penn is surprised that Rosie told Marginny and Frank about Poppy. Rosie apologizes, but she didn’t know what to say. Penn agrees that it... (full context)

Since Penn and Rosie’s house is so close to Marginny and Frank’s house, they start having dinner together once a month. They call it “Dueling Dinners,” and... (full context)

Frank says it is like they are giving Poppy, a child, a sex change, but Rosie... (full context)

...that Poppy “used to be a boy.” Everyone stops and stares at each other, including Frank, Marginny, Rosie, Penn, and Poppy. Then, some more laughing kids run through, and Orion and... (full context)

...nine, Rosie says, and they haven’t even thought about hormone blockers since the talk with Frank and Marginny at Dueling Dinners. It is too early, Rosie says, for Poppy to take... (full context)

...prove that he loves her and trusts her with his secrets. For instance, Cayenne’s dad, Frank, wears “tighty-whities,” and Aggie wet the bed until just last year. (full context)

...Orion come in. They told Poppy’s secret, they say, after Orion let it slip at Frank and Marginny’s barbeque. A kid overheard Orion, and he told Orion and Rigel that he... (full context)