"She was caught between two allegiances, different yet the same. Race! The thing that bound and suffocated her. Whatever steps she took, or if she took none at all, something would be crushed. A person or the race, Clare, herself or the race"(Larsen 172). In the novel Passing by Nella Larson, the author uses this quote to show the struggles of how Irene Redfield is caught between her husband cheating on her with an old childhood friend, Clare Kendry, who has lied to the world about not being a Negro, her race and her herself. In this situation Irene does not have very many options but she is going to have to make an extremely hard decision between herself, her race and her loyalty to her childhood friend Clare. Irene also knows that no matter what decision she makes, somebody is going to get hurt. .
The first option that Irene has to choose from is to make decision based on what is best for her. From the novel we know that Clare is having an affair with Irene's husband and Irene knows. If Irene were going to make a decision completely for herself she would make the decision to tell Clare's husband that she is a colored woman and ruin her marriage. Clare's husband, John, does not know of Clare's past and married her thinking that she was a white woman. "'I draw the line at that. No niggers in my family. Never have been and never will be" (132). This is very dangerous for Clare because since her husband doesn't know she is a Negro. Clare is also cheating on him with the Irene's husband, and this puts Irene into a situation where she could easily ruin Clare's relationship and get Clare out of her life. This is a hard decision for Irene because she has a unique connection with Clare. Irene and Clare are very similar to each other and they both come from the same place and are the same race, but are both have the ability to appear white around other guests. The deference between them though is that Irene dedicated her life to her race, while Clare ran away to create a falsified image of her to the world.
Passing is a novel about racial identity and its inherent conflicts. ... From the beginning, Passing implies women's jealousy. ... It is not Clare's passing that Irene's hates, but Clare's success. ... Passing had become a way of life for her. ... The unresolved matter of who killed Clare is an indication to an end to passing. ...
But passing, the key to a competitive game, is a very complicated skill. ... The next step in properly in passing a volleyball is arm position. ... This hand position will make passing much easier. ... If the hands are wrong, then the passing platform will be off as well. ... When passing, your arms need to be away from your body. ...
In Nella Larsen's book, "Passing", it tells a story of two very similar African-American women who have two different experiences in dealing with their race. ... In the book "Passing", Nella Larsen illustrates certain themes such as identity crisis, race, lies, betrayal, sexuality and jealousy. ... With this factor, she chooses to ignore and abandon her background and takes on a whole new approach to life as passing for white. ... In a sense she is also jealous of Claire's social status as passing as a white women. ... For Claire Kendry, passing as a white female takes on a whole...
Volleyball contains three complicated steps, passing, setting and spiking which are necessary to play the sport. The most complicated step and the step that every player must know is that of passing. ... The art of passing has three main components in itself. ... The third step to passing is the body movement. ... Congratulations, you just learned the basic stance and the art of passing in the sport of volleyball. ...
Passing - Clare's inescapable fate 1. ... Nella Larsen's novel "Passing", which was published in 1929, can be classified as later work of the Harlem Renaissance. ... Nella Larsen's novel "Passing" is concerned with the subject of passing which means not only passing for white but also sexual passing (passing for homosexual) that was a tabu in the society of the 1920's. ... Passing is basically concerned with racial identity and the crossing of the colorline. But the word "Passing" also alludes to the colloquial meaning which is death. ...
Passing A pass is used to direct the ball, where the setter will set the ball to one of the hitters; the same skill is called digging when you're receiving a spike. Passing is, by far, the most important skill in volleyball because it keeps your opponent from scoring easy points with service aces, and it is the foundation of a strong offense. When passing, you should be in a relatively medium body position. ... In volleyball there are five basic skills, passing/bumping/digging, setting, serving, spiking/attacking, and blocking. As you get in position to pass the ball, create a passing...
The slaves in these two writings appeared to be content with their living arrangements in the beginning of each of these stories. Then, something happens that requires them to take a second look at the situation that they are in and they discover it is not what they had thought it was. Both of the...
Every passing day comes with every passing night. ... Every passing day comes with every passing night with every passing routine with every passing member of society, that every member of society ordained thereof does not even begin to realize how caught up they are in within their schedules. ...
Individualism also had a crucial role in the narrator's decision of passing for white. ... Thus the narrator's decision of passing for white is grounded on the principles of freedom and individualism. ... Furthermore, a very strong aspect of the narrator passing for white instead of black is the hesitation and the moments of regret. ... Passing as a certain race is a refusal to be confined within the traditionally restrictive outlines of survival. Yet, just as passing for a certain race is a refusal of being confined, it is also an opportunity for renewal and growing. ...
