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  1. Find the quotes you need in Nella Larsen's Passing, sortable by theme, character, or chapter. From the creators of SparkNotes.

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  3. Passing study guide contains a biography of Nella Larsen, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. More books than SparkNotes.

    • Nella Larsen
    • Nella Larsen, Carla Kaplan
    • 1929
    • “The trouble with Clare was, not only that she wanted to have her cake and eat it too, but that she wanted to nibble at the cakes of other folk as well.”
    • “It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.”
    • “It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn’t matter, if no one knew.” ― Nella Larsen, Passing.
    • “I'm not such an idiot that I don't realize that if a man calls me a nigger it's his fault the first time, but mine if he has the opportunity to do it again.”
  4. PASSING - NELLA LARSEN - quotes + theme analysis. - shows subconsciously Irene believes that Clare does not belong in her world. - 'illegible scrawl' - be representation of Clare being difficult to read. - also shows how Clare creates a distinct change from Irene's existence - a break in a chain of ordinary and predictability.

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  6. Quotes from Nella Larsen's Passing. Learn the important quotes in Passing and the chapters they're from, including why they're important and what they mean in the context of the book.

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