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A 5 page paper discussion about the book, 'Quicksand,' by Nella Larsen. The discussion addresses the issues surrounding Helga Crane. These issues include race, gender, and social class. The characther most heavily discussed is the character of Helga Crane, who illustrates very well how the issues involved are heavily interrelated for they are nothing more than the fine details of a larger picture. No additional sources provided.
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we get a very clear picture of one womans journey in relationship to Harlem during the renaissance. Her character, Helga Crane, illustrates many of the deep and introspective realities facing,
undoubtedly, numerous people during this period of time. These issues involve the concerns which relate to race, gender, and social class in a very effective way, illustrating an incredibly intricate
picture of one womans, and therefore many others, reality. In "Quicksand" we have a book which deals with race, gender, and social class, in a very direct manner. Larsen presents
the reader with images that are quite clear and concise within a context that we can understand. At the same time she is not merely illustrating issues which are black
or white, but instead focuses on the ambiguous nature of these issues as they relate to her character, Helga Crane. More often than not, we the public, see the conditions
of Harlem in the past, as well as the present, and do not understand how, or why, people would continue to live within this district. But through Larsens eyes we
can understand how these issues of race, gender, and social class, are no so clear cut and distinct. They are issues which remain vague in many cases, while at the
same time demonstrating their importance in the grand scheme of things within Harlem. Harlem seems, according to Larsens depiction, to be a place where there are many different realities, as
is quite evident in the character of Helga. It is a place where women are seen in a certain light, while at the same time there is some indescribable hope
for them, just as there is for the African Americans themselves. It is as though it is a struggle for all in every context of survival and equality. There is
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