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Themes In Larsen's Passing
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In Nella Larsen's Passing, we are privy to Irene Redfield's
commentary on her encounters with Clare Kendry. Irene presents herself as
a wealthy, well educated, sophisticated woman and a respected member of the
Harlem community. Conversely, she describes Clare as traitor to her people
(the Harlem ....
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....ore he (their son)
learns about sex, the better for him.....it will keep him from lots of
disappointments later on" (105)" Brian's response to her query suggests
that to him, sex is a joke. Furthermore, his counter indicates that his
sex life with Irene is joke. As we later learn, Brian and Irene have a
"sexless marriage" and that Brian "slept in his room next to hers at night"
(179). This confirms Irene and Brian's lack of a sexual relationship. For
Irene, her marriage is one of convenien.... |
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