Quicksand

Modernism was a significant time period in America’s literature world during the 19th and 20th century. It is the rejection of traditional values and the rise of a new way of thinking and writing. Another important movement that also came about at around the same time was the Harlem Renaissance, which was a period of time in America from the 1920s and 1930s. It was a movement that celebrated African American culture through the creativity of novels, poetry and various…...

Hey classmate, you have the best answers for question one. According to my understanding of the book “Quicksand,” and in reference of your submissions, it’s true to say that Helga Crane feels like she fits nowhere in the society she lives in. Like you have said, Crane really struggles in her bi-racial status throughout the novel as she is humiliated and hated by her colleagues. Just as she says in (chapter 1 Pg38-40) that she is “feared and hated” by…...

Discussion of themes lies squarely on the important ideas that the author communicates to the readers in the text. Text authors always have that central consciousness which drives them to write the message. This basically involves use of characters in their story settings to make the presentation look even more appealing and easy to understand for the reader`s case. There are several themes that Nella Larsen has addressed in Quicksand readings. Nella Larsen, the author of Quicksand, uses Helga as…...