The Poet X looks at religion, family values, and sexuality. How does Xiomara’s struggle to find a balance between her own values, her mother’s values, the teaching of her religion, and the expectations of her peer group create tension in the story? Does the novel consider all the different opinions the characters must juggle? How are any of these reflected in your own life?

yes this is def an analogy

a comparison between two things

explanation:

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.

gerund phrase: giving more than a person needs.

noun use: predicate noun.