... of alienation, the questions of race- and gender-consciousness, the acceptance of ones sensuality, sexuality and womanhood, as well as the search for love, recognition and understanding. Helga Crane moves continuously throughout the story, her restlessness brings her from Naxos to Harlem, from there to Copenhagen and back again to Harlem, until she finally ends up in the rural South of Alabama. Naxos is a small town which houses "the finest ... shares with them, is the determination to hush up the existence of black and white relationships. Although Mrs. Hayes-Rore is curious to hear He...

• Word Count: 6293
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School