Furthermore, Clare’s only reason for passing is to obtain money and social worth. She achieves these by marrying a prestigious, yet racist, man named Jack. Although Clare is considered an outsider to her race, she does not regret the choices she has made. When she does acknowledge some feelings of acknowledging her “blackness”, she merely professes a vague yearning for her “own people” (Larsen, 35). She is also a demanding and selfish person presented by her statement of , “’Why I get the things I want badly enough, I didn’t do anything, hurt anybody, throw anything away. “Really, Rene, I’m not safe,” (Larsen, 58). Also, Irene’s identity is related to her relationships with others as she often for compares herself to others as a means of elevating