Self-delusion and self-sacrifice in Nella Larsen's 'Quicksand.'

From: African American Review | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: Monda, Kimberly | Copyright information

Nella Larsen explored the concepts of self-delusion and self-sacrifice through her heroine Helga Crane in 'Quicksand.' The book was a critique of how white racism's perception of black women's alleged lasciviousness has made them unable to face up to their legitimate sexual desires. Crane's emotional and sexual repression stemmed from her mother's rejection and from white society's distortion of black sexuality as 'savage.' To escape the self-sacrifice of emotional and sexual repression, Cran...

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