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David Blackmore’s that both Irene and Brian desire a same-sex relationship. Irene’s marriage to Brian is purely a social convenience. Blackmore focuses on the story being that of a sexual awakenig disguised by the issue of race. The article discusses the ways in which White Culture centers black female identity around desire, thus leading to repression in order to combat the stereotype. Irene is stuck, tied to her husband by the security and social status that he provides her as well as presenting her roles. Without him, her sense of identity would be shattered. I will use this source to strengthen my analysis of Irene and Clare’s relationship. I want to talk about the performative quality of race, as well as the modern commodification of women of color

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Basu discusses the roots of “hybrid desire” from the slave economy. Basu touches on the switch in power dynamics throughout history as well as the “increasing interrogation of hybridity”. In addition to racial boundaries, the author also touches on the theme of masochistic desire. I hope to use this source to highlight the eroticization that results from the racial transgression of lesbian desire.

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This analysis focuses on the act of “reading” a person, specifically among black women. Fashion serves as a way to manipulate the way that one's identity can be perceived. It is a way to reinvent yourself. Thaggert discusses the way that fashion, while seen as a trivial matter to some, exists as a way to display social status. Clothing plays the vital role of allowing Irene and Clare to occupy a certain space in time without being ridiculed and discriminated against. I will use this source to expand on the discussion of clothes acting as a performance tool. I want to discuss the ways that the black female body is commodified and stripped of liberty of the mind and body

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Butler dives into feminism, pyschoanalyiss, and race studies. "Queering" is a term used in the novel to describe the breaking of boundaries between racial and sexual norms. Butler focuses on the themes of race and sex, specifically the eroticization of Clare. Because of the focus on Irene and Clare's psyche, I want to this use this essay to discuss modern psychoanalysis. How does the history of the psychoanalysis of women of color influence the way that readers analyze the characters? How has that changed since the time of the publication of Passing?