Passing By

Passing the Torch lessons has made Jayrhien improve as a musician by learning the fundamentals of playing the violin. During our lessons together, Jayrhien learned how to properly hold the bow and violin. Learning this skill took harder than I expected due to the amount of correction we had to do and the time it took to fix it, but eventually, Jayrhien was able to fix her wrist and bow hold. We then moved to learning the positions of the finger depending if the note was natural, flat, or sharp.…

Passing down Passion. I love listening and watching people read to me. The way the words flow out of their mouths, and how they interpret the story. Changing their voices to match the different characters, the way you can see their emotions entangle in the story, it takes you to the world which the author skilfully made, and it takes them there too. In my earliest memories mum would read to me, no matter how many times we read the same book, same story and same adventure she would never fail…

The ending of Nella Larsen’s Passing leaves us with a big mystery on our hands. That mystery is formed in the question, “Who killed Clare Kendry?”. The novel chooses to leave us with a rather ambiguous ending that never outright answers the question. With in-depth psychological and textual analysis, the answer can be found. This analysis will prove that the protagonist Irene Redfield killed Clare Kendy. Passing takes place from Irene Redfield’s perspective. The novel may not have been written…

William Kentridge’s style is easily apparent through his many works highlighted in Drawing in Passing with rather signature features. The medium, movement, texture, and the very nature of the work build upon each other to create a very unique result. The medium of choice is charcoal, both brushed and drawn. The light, fast flourishes of the brush and the swift flicks of his wrist create a fluidity through each piece, even in individual still frames. The fact that it is animated adds to this…

Based in the 1920s, Passing, by Nella Larsen narrates the story of two characters, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry who lived in a society separated by skin colour and social class. Both these women, though originating from an African-American background, were, due to their light skin, intentionally ‘passing’ as white women to fit into the white-dominated society of the time. However, this process left both Irene and Clare stuck choosing between the two cultures and races. The confusion of…

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Nella Larsen’s Passing is a great read that I enjoyed. Her depictions of 1920 society and the emphasis on the benefits and downfalls of skin color made this book an interesting novel. Skin color in Larsen’s Passing was a big deal. One could receive benefits solely because of skin color. So why was skin color so important and why did it matter to the main characters Clare and Irene? Maybe the history of skin color differences in America, the emphasis society has on skin color, and finally…

In Passing, Nella Larsen uses the third person limited point of view to further illustrate the different fears of the characters, highlighting fears of discovery, violence against race, possible infidelity, and the fear of commitment. Although we as the audience are only privy to Irene’s thoughts and feelings, we can infer from the comments and gestures of other characters how their own fears pervade their lives. However, as the story is through Irene’s point of view, Irene’s thoughts and…

The novel “Passing” by Nella Larsen is a story of passing. Passing from one race to another, passing as something one is not, or passing into death. In this novel the character Clare Kendry dies, some say she was pushed and some say she committed suicide. It is obvious Clare Kendry committed suicide. There is multiple pieces of evidence that supports the fact that Clare Kendry commits suicide at the end of the novel. The title of the novel itself can be a foreshadowing of this event taking…

Irene spends a great deal of time in Passing struggling with her opinion of Clare. While she makes Clare out to be a horrid person who disregards other’s feelings, Irene continually interacts with her. This double standard also appears in Irene’s view of passing. Even though she condemns Clare for taking part in passing, Irene, herself, will occasionally take part in the act of passing. Irene dislikes for passing can be explained by her struggle with her identity, and this struggle with her…