During the 1920’s, the Harlem Renaissance came to be a time when Harlem, NY was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion. It came to be a turning point for African Americans. Large amounts of literature were made for this era. During this time was when white people started to pay more attention to Africa Americans. African Americans were being told that it was okay to be black.
In Nella Larsen’s Passing, she focuses on Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two women who “pass” as white women in the Harlem Renaissance. Irene wants to keep her white identity badly. She walks around scared that someone will find out that she is actually black. Clare, on the other hand, wants to go back to her black heritage, and isn’t scared to do so. She tells
In Nella Larsen’s Passing, she focuses on Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, two women who “pass” as white women in the Harlem Renaissance. Irene wants to keep her white identity badly. She walks around scared that someone will find out that she is actually black. Clare, on the other hand, wants to go back to her black heritage, and isn’t scared to do so. She tells