Nella Larsen’s Passing: Ambiguous Symbology & Weather

Authors

Sara Casten, Portland State University, University Honors CollegeFollow

Subjects

"Nella Larsen's Passing", "Nella Larsen Weather", "Nella Larsen Ambiguity", "Nella Larsen Ambiguous"

Abstract

Nella Larsen wrote Passing in 1929, a novella that explored the relationship between two women of mixed race: Irene and Clare. This article highlights the complimentary weather elements with the emotional turbulence experienced by Irene as she tells the story; Clare’s warmth and beauty to Irene’s cold and lack thereof. This article also explores the skills of Larsen to write these ambiguous complimentary weather elements in Passing by highlighting her other novella Quicksand, published the year before.

DOI

10.15760/anthos.2023.12.1.8

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40346

Recommended Citation

Casten, Sara (2023) "Nella Larsen’s Passing: Ambiguous Symbology & Weather," Anthós: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 8.
https://doi.org/10.15760/anthos.2023.12.1.8