In “Part Three—Finale” of Nella Larsen’s Passing, Irene Redfield becomes convinced that her husband, Brian, is having an affair with Clare Kendry. Why do you think that Larsen left this ambiguous?

In “Part Three—Finale” of Nella Larsen’s Passing, Irene Redfield becomes convinced that her husband, Brian, is having an affair with Clare Kendry. However, concrete evidence of this affair is never given to the reader, and even Irene wavers at first in believing that this is absolutely true. This has significant implications for the end of the novel. So, two questions, and be sure to answer both:1) Do you believe that Clare and Brian are having an affair? Please use examples from the text to support your answer.2) Why do you think that Larsen left this ambiguous? What effect does this have on the end of the novel?