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Summary Of Passing By Nella Larsen

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The novel, Passing by Nella Larsen writes about a women Irene Redfield how meets wither her lost childhood friend, Clare Kendry who has been passing a white women and hiding her identity from her racist husband. The author uses a symbol that functions in the work and it reveals the theme of the work as a whole. Larsen utilize a symbol that has a purpose in the novel and symbol reveals the theme of the novel as a whole. The author uses the symbol, a mask that disclose the theme race throughout the novel, Passing. Larsen’s characters pass only occasionally, when it is convenient and beneficial to them, but live in black communities and embrace their black identity, such as Irene Redfield. To Irene, passing is a convenience that allows her

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