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- She uses the phrase to mean that the price Clare must pay for her life passing as white is the loss of socializing with Black people. This reflects the theme of morality in the novel.
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Irene passing as white out of a sense of duty to her race is an example of irony in the text. Larsen heightens the irony of this situation when Irene reflects that Clare herself does not share this sense of duty.
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Irene Redfield Quotes in Passing. The Passing quotes below are all either spoken by Irene Redfield or refer to Irene Redfield. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). Part 1, Chapter 1 Quotes.
Although Clare’s passing is the main focus of the scene and the novel, Irene is the first character Larsen ironically introduces as passing. Irene’s shift into whiteness is subtle. The cab driver’s suggestion that Irene go to the Drayton shows that he believes her to be white.
Occurring at the end of the first major segment of Passing, this quotation indicates Irene's desire to eliminate Clare from her thoughts (and her life) completely. It seems that, with her departure from Chicago, Irene has arrived at a new point of peace and resolution.
- Nella Larsen
Passing (Part 1: Encounter) Lyrics. ENCOUNTER. Chapter One. It was the last letter in Irene Redfield's little pile of morning mail. After her other ordinary and clearly directed letters the...
For Irene, Clare’s refusal to live by the same careful rules she follows represents an assault on Irene’s sense of what is right. Clare is the one person in Irene’s life she cannot control. More than the affair, it is Clare’s willingness to embrace freedom over safety that enrages Irene.
Irene discusses the desire to both judge and protect those, like Clare, who are passing as white. She hints African Americans must stick together regardless of their choices. Subconsciously Irene might also be referring to her homoerotic desire for Clare.
