Visual Arts of the Harlem Renaissance
Read Nella Larsen, from Passing, 460-485,respond to the following questions in a carefully edited one-paragraph response.
Questions: In what ways does “passing” as white present a conflict in Nella Larsen’s Passing? Does Archibald Motley’s Octoroon Girl (1924) convey a similar conflict or does he present a different perspective on the light-skinned African American woman? (see attached image) Explain.