Quite a variety of authors tend to believe Nella Larsen put her life into her books ("Nella Larsen"). Due to the fact that like her characters, Nella Larsen is of mixed race, many critics and authors tend to believe she put her own life into her work. Her characters went to the same colleges as her and went through many of the struggles she did. Both her books can be used as evidence for those statements. The title for Passing, does a magnificint job of explaining the book's plot in one word ("PASSING"). Passing basically means hiding the truth about race and sexuality. Publishers Weekly definitely believes the title clearly illustrates the conflicts within the book.
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