While reading “passing” by Nella Larsen it makes you think about the different themes associated with the subject. For example, race, class, sexuality and Identity. It was centered around two females, Clare and Irene and as both of them tried to pass as whites they did it in different ways. The article I chose to talk about is “Nella Larsen’s ‘Passing’ and the fading subject” by Neil Sullivan and he analyzes different angles of the story.

In the article he talks about how Clare and Irene loves Recognition, as much as how different they are in terms of their passing. Clare’s recognition is through men, she loves the attention of men, alongside her husband. Irene’s recognition is through her identity, her white values and to obtain white privileges.

The article also highlights the relationship between Clare and her husband Bellew. Bellew is a character that hated blacks, being unaware that his own wife was black and passing. When he finally found out about his wife background he was furious and called Clare a nigger. Sullivan placed emphasis on the fact that because Bellew said that there will never be a black in his family was the reason why Clare fell and died at the ending of passing, ultimately making that statement true.

The reason I chose to write on Kate Chopin was because of her writing style and also because her stories were interesting. Particularly in “The Storm” i felt like she wrote it in a way that different readers could understand and analyze how they wanted to. There was no one particular meaning that a sentence, paragraph or idea meant. It could be very self explanatory and simple or it could be complex and deeper. The source i chose to analyze was “The Kaleidoscope of Truth: A New Look at Chopin’s the Storm” by Stein Allen. It gave various insights as to what the different meanings were when she said a particular line or what the was overall message Chopin was trying to portray.

In the text, they stated how commentators had different understandings of the story, some thought she was not aware of the dangers that lie ahead of Calixta and Alcee romance and others thought that she deliberately wrote that romance because of the dangers that it posed on the other characters in the story. When the storm started, both her husband and child was away and that gave Alcee, her former love interest the chance to ride in on his horse to wait out the storm. The idea of the storm puzzled the readers minds, wondering if Chopin is accompanying the storm to Calixta and Alcee passion or is it actual danger of nature. The mention of the clothes that Calixta was trying to save from the rain symbolizes both Bobinot and Bibi. The clothes were about to be whisked away by the storm, when Alcee ‘grabbed’ and ‘snatched’ the clothes. Some readers saw this as just helping Calixta to save the clothes from blowing away, while others saw this as violation that Bobinot and Bibi would be hurt because of the affair between them. The source also added that Calixta mentioned it was Bibi’s Sunday clothes, therefore referring it to religion and the importance of marriage that they both were about to break.

The storm played a part in Calixta and Alcee romance,if it wasn’t the romance itself. The cause for initial intimacy was the elements of the storm, the lightening and the striking of the tree that literally pushed Calixta into Alcee arms. The source highlighted that both Calixta and Alcee had no choice, it was fate that brought them together and it was impossible to resist. Then, when in bed, their passion takes over and they had a many moments together but when the moment of drowsiness and tiredness took over they didn’t fall victim. The source announced that, “This is a striking assertion, for earlier she had made their assumption to passion seemingly as inevitable as submitting to the irresistible power of nature; now it seems as if nature can, at times at least, be resisted by choice after all” (Allen, pg 59). My take away was that the storm was a metaphor for Calixta and Alcee romance, how could it not be? Alcee being the destruction of Calixta’s faithfulness to her husband. Some readers agreed to my reasoning but others thought that it was a good thing that Alcee came by so they could fulfill their past romance and Calixta would be a calmer and more understanding wife to her husband. Overall, the source questioned Chopin writing as either ironic or straightforward. For example, the ending that everyone is happy, knowing that such an act can cause problems for others involved. Allen says, “From this darker perspective, then, Chopin’s final line can be read as nothing but terribly, disturbingly, ironic.” (pg 60). The storm, was it harmless or harmful?

Allen, Stein. “The Kaleidoscope of Truth: A New Look at Chopin’s the Storm.” Short Story Criticism, edited by Jelena Krstovic, vol. 110, Gale, 2008. Gale Literature Criticism, https://link-gale-com.proxy055.nclive.org/apps/doc/XEWXSC962965165/GLS?u=durham_tccl&sid=GLS&xid=07eb3852. Accessed 1 Feb. 2020. Originally published in American Literary Realism, 1870-1910, vol. 36, no. 1, Fall 2003, pp. 51-64.

My name is Abbygail Williams, I am 23 years old and I am originally from Jamaica. When I was searching for a picture to represent myself I instantly knew that I wanted to find a picture that shows rural Jamaica. A picture that shows hardship but at the same time shows peace to some people. Growing up in Jamaica I experienced a lot of things, and I knew a lot of people that has been through a lot of things. Jamaica is not an easy place to grow up in, there are so many difficulties I and many people go through. This specific picture reminds me of a family members house that I used to visit in the country. Some people might see this as poor living but for me, I loved visiting this place. It gave me peace, it taught me to be humble, it made me disconnect from the world due to no internet or technology.

The house was right beside a orange tree field, acres and acres of orange trees and I used to walk and pick oranges to make my own freshly squeezed glass. That body of water was our swimming pool, In the country that and rivers was as good as it’s going to get but it would be the best time you ever had. Being around family, eating good food and not worrying about everyday problems was the best part of growing up in Jamaica for me.

Ive had so many memories being a Jamaican and they are apart of me and made me who I am. My choices, my experiences, my lifestyle, my family, my friends and everything else that contributed to my life. Leaving all that behind to start over in a new country was hard but at the end of the day it was just another experience I had to go through to find out who I am and who I am meant to be.

When I was searching for a video I thought about what I loved to do and what were my interests. Back in Jamaica I participated in various sports and from I was in preparatory school and straight through high school I was apart of a team. When I started in preparatory school it was just a way to keep busy after school, I would start swimming lessons and dance lessons and even track and field. When I moved over to high school it became a passion of mine, I became the co-captain of my swim team and I joined a dance troupe. Sports was apart of me, I loved being apart of a team and contributing to overall entertainment. I appreciated the medals and the trophies but really I just wanted to be on the team.

At one point, I had some medical problems I had to undergo surgery. It was a very scary time in my life and it if wasn’t for my family and friends helping me through it, I don’t think I could have gone through with it. This deterred my sport participation for a little while and that affected me but in no time I was back on the team. I chose to talk about sports because I felt like it made me into a better person, learning to work alongside others and to respect other.

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