1. Passing
"When we were first married, she was as white as - as - well as white as a lily. ... When the constant stare of a person ahead intensifies, she gets extremely tensed if that person knows who she is. ... Passing made her into an insatiable person she always wanted to be. " The trouble with Clare was, not only that she wanted to have her cake and eat it too, but that she wanted to nible at the cakes of other folk as well"(182). ... Irene began to question her African Heritage when "for the first time in her life, that she had not been born a Negro"(225). ...
- Word Count: 795
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School