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10 pages in length. Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' Nella Larsen's 'Passing' and Ann Petry's 'The Street' all address the issue of marriage in very different ways. While all three stories speak about the bonds of matrimony in one way or another, it is not actually the marriage, in and of itself, upon which the tales focus. Rather, each author carefully yet quite effectively touches upon marriage, its meaning within the social backdrop, as well as the requirements necessary to maintain its existence; however, these stories delve much deeper into the aspect of marriage than what merely resides on the surface. It is through intense character examination that the reader is able to see beyond the marital façade to a more realistic place where the authors' protagonists inevitably dwell. The writer discusses the importance marriage plays in each one. No additional sources cited.
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and Ann Petrys The Street all address the issue of marriage in very different ways. While all three stories speak about the bonds of matrimony in one way or
another, it is not actually the marriage, in and of itself, upon which the tales focus. Rather, each author carefully yet quite effectively touches upon marriage, its meaning within
the social backdrop, as well as the requirements necessary to maintain its existence; however, these stories delve much deeper into the aspect of marriage than what merely resides on the
surface. It is through intense character examination that the reader is able to see beyond the marital fa?ade to a more realistic place where the authors protagonists inevitably dwell.
Only after reading these three novels does the reader fully comprehend the importance marriage plays in each one. Expressing ones feelings on
family relationships, love, predestination and following dreams is not such an unusual occurrence; that is, of course, unless one is doing so in the early part of the twentieth century.
Back during the time Nella Larsen wrote her groundbreaking story Passing, these issues were dealt with in the privacy of ones own thoughts. Indeed, it was highly irregular
to delve into such concentrated and personal subjects as these, especially in front of strangers. However, Larsen recognized the need to address the sometimes more difficult aspects of life,
which she achieved so eloquently in Passing. At the crux of her tale, the author confronts fears of abandonment, missing identity and racial
intolerance - all within the confines of marriage. Both Clare and Irene are of a darker persuasion; however, Clare decides to take advantage of her light-skinned appearance and cross
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