Looking through these texts such as “Passing” in 1929 written by Nella Larson, gazing or looking at “the other” is central. Although when it comes to gazing it is shown in a different variety of ways. Two of the ways I would like to speak on and emphasize on are colorism and passing and how… Continue reading Gazing on Colorism and Passing
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
One of the differences that stood out to me between the film and reading the first part of Passing was the presence of Gertrude when Irene first meets Claire’s husband. The husband looks so stupid being in a room with 3 women, one of whom is his wife, and being crazy racist not realizing that… Continue reading The Encounter