![]() ![]() ![]() Irene watches the pair, gazing at the beautiful and seemingly white woman. Irene is at the hotel drinking iced tea when a couple comes into the bar and sits down. Irene accepts, and the man drops her off at the hotel. Though Irene is black and lives in a black community, she is light-skinned enough that she can pass for white when she is alone. ![]() Irene is about to faint when a friendly driver helps her into his car and offers to drive her to the Drayton, a white hotel, so that she can buy an iced tea. Irene, who lives in Harlem, is visiting her father in Chicago, where Irene grew up. The narrative then flashes back to two years before, when Irene is shopping for souvenirs for her sons in the sweltering heat. The letter angers Irene, though the reason why is not yet clear. Nella Larsen’s Passing opens with the protagonist Irene reading the second letter she has ever received from her childhood acquaintance Clare, in which Clare asks Irene if they can see each other. ![]()
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