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In Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry does not reject integration or the economic and moral progress of the American dream; rather, she remains loyal to this dream while looking, realistically, at its incomplete realization. Once we recognize this dual vision, we can accept the play's ironic nuances as deliberate social commentaries by Hansberry rather than as the "unintentional" irony that Bigsby attributes to the work. Indeed a curiously persistent refusal to credit Hansberry with a capacity for intentional irony has led some critics to interpret the play's thematic conflicts as mere confusion, contradiction, or eclecticism. Isaacs, for example, cannot easily reconcile Hansberry's intense concern for her race with her ideal of human reconciliation. But the play's complex view of Black self-esteem and human solidarity as compatible is no more "contradictory" than Du Bois' famous, well-considered ideal of ethnic self-awareness coexisting with human unity, or Fanon's emphasis on an ideal internationalism that also accommodates national identities and roles.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following about Hansberry's use of irony in Raisin in the Sun?
- A It derives from Hansberry's eclectic approach to dramatic structure.
- B It is justified by Hansberry's loyalty to a favorable depiction of American life.
- C It is influenced by the themes of works by Du Bois and Fanon.
- D It is more consistent with Hansberry's concern for Black Americans than with her ideal of human reconciliation.
- E It reflects Hansberry's reservations about the extent to which the American dream has been realized.