For a three-act plot analysis, put on your screenwriter’s hat. Moviemakers know the formula well: at the end of Act One, the main character is drawn in completely to a conflict. During Act Two, she is farthest away from her goals. At the end of Act Three, the story is resolved.
Act I
Lone, Janie, the twins Bonnie and Beanie, and Baby join up, creating the gestalt. But when Lone dies, the others' steady life in the hidden shelter comes to an end, because they're too young to take care of themselves. Gerry, becoming the new head of the gestalt, leads them to Miss Kew's house, seeking security. If this were a movie, people would definitely stop checking their cell phones at about this point in the plot.
Act II
Serious action is underway. The uptight rules at Miss Kew's house begin destroying the gestalt. They successfully struggle to stay together, getting Baby back and desegregating the twins. But Gerry murders Miss Kew. Bam. The next day he undergoes psychotherapy to understand why. He decides it was self-preservation for the gestalt. Remembering that he's a super-creature, he also decides that he doesn't need morality, just self-preservation and fun. Uh oh. To defend the gestalt, Gerry puts mental blocks on Hip the hero, rendering him unable to track down the gestalt. Things look grim.
Act III
Janie comes to Hip's aid. She helps him remember what happened to him so he can undo the blocks Gerry put on him. What a pal. They go to Gerry in an effort to make him feel ashamed so that he'll begin behaving morally. Sounds risky. But Hip invents an ethic in his mind and tricks Gerry into telepathically reading it. The ethic makes Gerry humble, and Hip is invited to join the gestalt. The rest of Homo Gestalt, satisfied with the progress of Gerry's gestalt, invite them into their society. Party time!