The Passing

GPTKB entity

Statements (108)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Nella_Larsen
gptkbp:cast gptkb:André_Holland
gptkb:Laverne_Cox
gptkb:Darren_Criss
gptkb:Chadwick_Boseman
gptkb:Gabrielle_Union
gptkb:Jesse_Williams
gptkb:Ava_Du_Vernay
gptkb:Janelle_Monáe
gptkb:Kerry_H._Washington
gptkb:Lupita_Nyong'o
gptkb:Misty_Copeland
gptkb:Octavia_Spencer
gptkb:Storm_Reid
gptkb:Viola_Ann_Davis
gptkb:Danielle_Brooks
gptkb:James_Earl_Jones
gptkb:Keke_Palmer
gptkb:Ruth_Negga
gptkb:Sanaa_Lathan
gptkb:Nia_Long
gptkb:Aja_Naomi_King
gptkb:David_Oyelowo
gptkb:Maya_Rudolph
gptkb:Tiffany_Haddish
gptkb:Zoe_Saldana
gptkb:Tessa_Thompson
gptkb:Rebecca_Hall
gptkb:Angela_Bassett
gptkb:Yara_Shahidi
gptkb:Bill_Camp
gptkb:Michael_B._Jordan
gptkb:Tiffany_Boone
gptkb:John_Benjamin_Hickey
gptkb:Jasmine_Cephas_Jones
gptkb:Gina_Bellman
gptkb:Alexandra_Shipp
gptkb:Zoë_Kazan
gptkbp:character_development Clare's choices
Irene's transformation
gptkbp:character_relationships Clare's desire for acceptance
Clare's marriage to John Bellew
Irene and Clare's friendship
Irene's internal struggle
Irene's marriage to Brian
gptkbp:conflict identity conflict
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact discussed in academic circles
influenced contemporary literature
inspired discussions on race
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkbp:historical_context set during the 1920s
addresses racial tensions
reflects the Great Migration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Passing
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-14-243727-8
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Modernism
gptkbp:literary_significance examines societal norms
challenges stereotypes
explores complexities of race
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Clare_Kendry
gptkb:Irene_Redfield
gptkbp:motif dual identity
gptkbp:narrative stream of consciousness
third-person limited
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:Modernist
third-person
foreshadowing
symbolic imagery
use of irony
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am not a Negro."
" I want to be a part of it."
gptkbp:page_count 128
gptkbp:plot_point the party scene
Clare's re-entry into Irene's life
Irene's jealousy
the climax at the end
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Irene_Redfield
gptkbp:published gptkb:1929
gptkbp:publisher Knopf
gptkbp:reader_demographic studied in literature courses
analyzed for its racial themes
popular among feminist readings
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2020
gptkb:2021
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Harlem,_New_York
gptkb:Harlem
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:identity
the color line
passing as a theme
passing for white
gptkbp:theme gptkb:social_class
gender roles
racial identity
class distinction
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Viola
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4