Nella Larsen was a female African American writer who published some of her greatest literary works in the 1920's and 1930's. Today, many people associate her work with the Harlem Renaissance.
In Nella Larsen's first semi-autobiographical novel, Quicksand the main character is facing the issues that come with having a white mother and a black father. The book takes us through her life as she moves to different parts of the world and learns how different cultures react to her skin color. Her journey moves from being in an all-black school in the South, to Harlem, to Denmark, where surprisingly, her skin color is seen as exotic and beautiful. Quicksand illustrates some of the racial restrictions that many African Americans had to deal with in this era and portrays some of the harsh judgements put on African Americans that those involved in the movement were working to destroy.
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