April12ClassNotes Shamar idea- subconsciously knew that Clare was black the entire time. Dorian idea- Jack embodies ignorance in the text and he represents what happens when ignorance goes unchecked. Jack might also embody something greater in the world of this text. Jack and Brian did not marry for love. Jack marries Clare as his trophy(Larsen… Continue reading GroupWorkNotes JACK Passing
I just want to start this off with a quick some up of what i believe to be most important quotes in the last few pages so obviously the parts on clares death and who is to blame This Kind of of reminds me of the movie the good son with the guy from home… Continue reading passing final post
After finishing the Passing novel, I learned a lot about what happened in the 1920’s. Before reading the novel and watching the film I didn’t even know passing was a thing. I think the Passing film and novel was made to inform us on what was going on back then and show us the life… Continue reading Passing Blog Post
As I finished reading part one and finished Passing, I continued to see the underlying themes of the novel and what the novel was really about. Passing is about the monumental cultural changes that took place in America after the first World War. It is about changing definitions of concepts like race and gender, and… Continue reading Encounter of Irene and Clare
I think the fact that they gave more details on the backstory of the characters, especially Irene’s view of a young Clare sitting in her home sewing for a weekly one-dollar wage to help support her family. Her abusive household may have been a reason for Clare’s taste for danger. The text also gives us… Continue reading The Encounter Hot Take
Although this argument never gets old, I believe that the film does a better job at grasping the severity of “passing” for being white than the novel Passing. However, the film does eliminate a lot of the details about Irene and Clare. I did not know that Clare’s father died (Nella Larsen 30). As Clare’s visits… Continue reading Passing Encounter Hottake