portrait of Passing main character Irene Redfield who has a Venn diagram with white and black circles and is flanked by a white silhouette and a black silhouette

Passing

by Nella Larsen

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Who pushed Clare at the end of "Passing" - was it Irene, her husband, or Clare herself?
In Larsen's Passing, what do the following lines mean for Irene?
What differentiates Irene's and Clare's methods of "passing" in Passing?
Explain this quote from Nella Larsen's Passing: “I feel like the oldest person in the world with the longest stretch of life before me.”
Did Clare in Larsen's novel Passing kill herself or was she murdered, and what purpose does this ambiguity serve?
In Passing, how are the characters of Irene and Clare similar and different?
Does the novel Passing provide evidence that Irene pushed Clare?
What is Irene's constant internal conflict in Passing?
Why does Brian Redfield want to go to Brazil and what would he gain?
Where can you find foreshadowing in "Passing"?
Exploring the protagonist in Nella Larsen's "Passing."
In Passing, what is the relationship between race and gender?
What is the theme of Nella Larsen's novel Passing?
Is Irene in Passing by Nella Larsen selfish, mentally unstable, or a woman of her time?
How does Larsen use Irene to comment on social conventions of her time?
What specific details and literary elements stand out in the given passage from Passing and what questions does it raise?
In Passing by Nella Larsen, who is responsible for Clare's death and how does race factor in?
Describe Irene Redfield's traits in Passing. How do these traits influence your judgment of her?
Why was white society threatened by the act of passing?