Quicksand And The Black Specta
When you hear the word quicksand the image of a damsel in distress comes to mind. You imagine her as she steps unconsciously into what could be considered a natural trap. This natural trap quickly and effortlessly encloses her. This same underlining scenario happens over and over again in Nella Larsen's Quicksand. However you are not able to truly understand the trap that the white eye has created until after reading Bell Hooks "Selling Hot Pussy". In reading Nella Larsen's Quicksand and Bell Hooks "Selling Hot Pussy" you find that "Selling Hot Pussy" allows you to unlock one of the key issues in Quicksand. In Quicksand Helga Crane is continually haunted by the white eye and the spectacle it has made her. She struggles in a quest for acceptance and fulfillment. In the 19th century racism was the tool used to disconnect black and white sexuality, and vise versa. This is the dilemma that Helga Crane faces in Quicksand. Helga Crane is the daughter of a Danish mother and a black father, who goes to different places and communities in search of somewhere where she will feel at home. Crane is born in the quicksand because is neither completely white or black. Her quest brings her to Naxos, a Southern black school. Crane is disa
Often black female models appear in portraits that make them look less like humans and more like mannequins or robots (71). . The Novel Quicksand starts with her engaged to James Vayle a prestigious Southern black man she does not really love. The painting in Crane's eyes is much like the image from Elle Magazine all that's missing is the witty caption. Works CitedHooks, Bell. The caption reads, THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AREN'T THEY!" (Hooks, 71). The black female model is an elaborate display displaying not clothes but themselves. Axel Olsen's portrait marks a turning point for Crane in her stay in Denmark.
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