... she deserved (despite her ovaries), or sought to fashion a love, or a marriage based on respect and honor for self and partner, has been Helga Crane too."œcc As the quote indicates, are the themes depicted in Nella Larsen-s "Quicksand- still prevailing. A woman longing for her inner peace, trying to find out who she is and where she belongs. A woman that has yet ... to accept her own sensuality and sexuality and who searches for the one relationship where she can express her desires and feelings without feeling ashamed. Helga Crane is therefore a character that ... must have bright th...

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