ATDTDA (14): Back on the Other Side, 376-383

[Paul Nightingale]

Frank's aimless wandering was established when he followed Reef to Nochecita
(Linnet accuses him of "loitering", 203). Pursuit of Deuce/Sloat might be a
long-term goal, but in the here-&-now Frank often appears to lack a
short-term strategy other than waiting for things to happen: consider his
post-Golden (anti-) career (starting on 273), when he drifts until the
arrival of Wren (275). Similarly at Telluride: Frank is passed from one
character to the next, reactive rather than proactive: from Wren he borrows
the role of covert anthropologist, which is appropriate. Key moments are
provided by Merle's recognition of him, echoed by Dwayne's insistence that
he be the Kid: such passages are a reminder of who he is, and without them
perhaps he might wander further and further from the pursuit of Deuce/Sloat.