In both Pinky and Passing, I thought about the relationships that struggle on account of passing. In Pinky, Pinky leads entirely different lives when she is colored self and when she is passing as white. Even her nicknames are different -- Pinky and Pat. Yet we see Pinky keep to her African American heritage when she is home. She could have continued to pass even when she visited Granny or when she was stopped and attacked by two white men. Here, it seems like she values her relationship to Granny -- by actively sharing that she is colored -- instead of passing. Then, we watch Ms. Em's cousin feel threatened by Pinky's whiteness and clear ability to pass. Finally, in Passing, Clare and Irene struggle to have a relationship as women passing as white. The difficulties of passing complicates their relationship, and like Pinky, they must decide when to act white and when they can stay true to their heritage.