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“Passing” by Nella Larsen: An Analysis

  “Passing” by Nella Larsen: An Analysis by Willow V.  Hello! This is an assignment that I did for my Harlem Renaissance American Literature class. This essay is my own original work.            In Nella Larsen’s “Passing” a Black woman named Irene Redfield, who is usually seen as “an Italian, a Spaniard, a Mexican, or a gipsy. Never, when she was alone, had they even remotely seemed to suspect that she was a Negro” (Larsen), finds out that her childhood friend, Clare Kendry, has been passing as White after seeing her in Chicago for the first time in 12 years. There are 3 sections of the novella; Encounter, Re-Encounter, and Finale. The first section, Encounter, includes the event in Chicago mentioned above, along with Irene being invited to visit Clare at her hotel in Chicago where Clare Kendry and her extremely racist husband, John Bellew. Mr. Bellew has absolutely no idea that Clare isn’t actually White, and calls her “Nig” because “When we wer...
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Froggy Water Bottle Holder

 Hello! How are you? I hope you're doing well. 

Today I'll share a crochet pattern for a froggy water bottle holder. I made this pattern for my HydroJug (not sponsored, but it'd be cool if it was), so you may need to adjust certain parts so that it can fit your water bottle. But, before we begin, please read my disclaimer policy and privacy policy. 


Materials: 5mm hook, weight 4 yarn in green (I used dark green), white, black (you can also use safety eyes that people use on amigurumi instead), yellow or light green yarn, 1 stitch marker, and scissors. 

Bottom: make this the circumference of the widest part of your water bottle, use green yarn. 
Row 1: magic circle, chain 1, 8 single crochet in magic circle, slip stitch into first single crochet, close magic circle, and insert stitch marker into last single crochet. (8) 
Row 2: Increase in every stitch (2 sc in every stitch), move stitch marker. (16)
Row 3: (sc, inc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (24) 
Row 4: (inc, sc, sc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (32) 
Row 5: (sc, sc, sc, inc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (40) 
Row 6: (inc, sc, sc, sc, sc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (48) 
Row 7: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (56) 
Row 8: (inc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (64) 
Row 9: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (72) 
Row 10: (inc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc) 8 times, move stitch marker. (80) 

Body: make this as long as your water bottle, use green yarn. 
Row 1: single crochet into the back loop only of every stitch, insert stitch marker into the last sc. (80)
Row 2-40 (row amount is an estimate): sc into every stitch, move stitch marker to the last sc of every row. (80) 

Eyes: make 2, use green yarn. 
Row 1: magic circle, double crochet 8, close circle. (8) 
Row 2: chain 3, turn your work, 2 dc in every stitch. (16) 

Scleras: make 2, use white yarn 
Row 1: magic circle, double crochet 8, slip stitch into first sc, close circle. (8) 

Pupils: make 2, use black yarn, can be replaced with amigurumi safety eyes 
Row 1: magic circle, single crochet 8, slip stitch into first sc, close circle. (8) 

Attach pupils on top of the scleras, then attach the scleras on top of the eyes. Sew the eyes onto the bag, and make sure there's sufficient space between them. I allowed there to be 1 1/2 inches between the eyes. 

Straps: use green yarn
Row 1: chain 12 (12) 
Row 2: half-double crochet into the 3rd stitch from the hook and every stitch after that, chain 2, turn work. (10)
Row 3-40 (row amount is an estimate): half-double crochet into the back loop only of the 3rd stitch from the hook and every stitch after that, chain 2, turn work. (10) 

Fasten off, and use loose ends to attach straps to the body of the holder. 

Belly Pocket: use either white, yellow, or light green yarn. 
Row 1: chain the width you want your pocket to be + 1. 
Row 2-20: single crochet into the 2nd stitch from hook and every stitch after, chain 1, turn work. 

Fasten off and attach the pocket to the body of the holder a few rows under the eyes. 

Now for some glamour shots! 

Thank you for reading! Come back soon for more words from Willow! <3 








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