Death In The Novel 'Passing' By Nella Larsen

The novel “Passing” by Nella Larsen is a story of passing. Passing from one race to another, passing as something one is not, or passing into death. In this novel the character Clare Kendry dies, some say she was pushed and some say she committed suicide. It is obvious Clare Kendry committed suicide.
There is multiple pieces of evidence that supports the fact that Clare Kendry commits suicide at the end of the novel. The title of the novel itself can be a foreshadowing of this event taking place. The word passing can be used for when someone is dying and their spirit is passing to realm of death, the title is very vague so it is possible to be taken in this way by the reader.
Another representation of death in this novel is how most of the