The second part of the novel allows the reader to more fully
understand what kind of person Irene is through learning more complex things
about her.
One part of Irene embodies everything
that a "good girl" should be.
However, we can slowly start to gather that Irene is very resentful of
Clare for passing with a white man who is very racist among other things.
For example, Clare thinks, "That Clare should have written, should, even all things considered, have expressed a desired to see her again, did not so much amaze her. To count as nothing the annoyances, the bitterness, or the suffering of others, that was Clare."
In addition,
we find out in the second part of the novel that Irene's marriage is not all
that she has portrayed it to be.
It has
been crumbling ever since she told her husband that she refused to move to
Brazil.
Irene's resistance to move their indicates a hint that she likened the more lavish lifestyle in the United States and that she is selfish. This part of the novel seems to
foreshadow future problems in their relationship. Overall, the second part of the novel paints Irene as somewhat spiteful and resistant.
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