Re: In Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry does not reject integration
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21 Mar 2021, 01:49
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to introduce the dual attitude, unrealistic while realistic, of Hansberry’s play to American dream, its influence on how we see the inharmonious ironic nuances, as that its deliberate and intentional, to the play, and how some critics, on the opposite, view the thematic of play as confused、contradicted、eclectic by taking Issac to support this thinking. In the ending, the author turn down those critic’s view by using the comparison of two thinkers, DuBois and Fanon, to highlight the relatively moderate compromising expression to the ethnic identity and solidarity of Blacks in America
1. The author's primary purpose in the passage is to
(A) explain some critics' refusal to consider Raisin in the Sun a deliberately ironic play
for some critics' refusal…, this is in the third sentence, its just part of the whole, and the author raise examples in the last sentence to take as an evidence to this saying, no explanation involved
(B) suggest that ironic nuances ally Raisin in the Sun with Du Bois' and Fanon's writings
this only concern the last sentence in the passage
(C) analyze the fundamental dramatic conflicts in Raisin in the Sun
this choice seems appealing, however, no analysis ever appear in the passage, the author just use the declarative tone to state facts
(D) justify the inclusion of contradictory elements in Raisin in the Sun
no tone of “justify” in the passage
(E) affirm the thematic coherence underlying Raisin in the Sun
....correct, the passage, especially in the middle part, revolve around the words of “conflicted contradicted confused” is to highlight and give the affirmative tone, from the reverse side, to the coherence to the play
2. 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 Hansqerry's eclectic approach to dramatic structure.
some critics interpret the intentional use of the play is somehow “eclecticism” rather than ironic, and for “Hansqerry's eclectic approach”, no approach ever been mentioned in the text
(B) It is justified by Hansberry's loyalty to a favorable depiction of American life.
no tone of “justification” or any proof ever appear in the passage
(C) It is influenced by the themes of works by Du Bois and Fanon.
Du Bois and Fanon are used as degree of comparison to the ironic use in the play, no mutual influence between these two involve here
(D) It is more consistent with Hansberry's concern for Black Americans than with her ideal of human reconciliation.
see sentence in the passage:
Isaacs, for example, cannot easily reconcile Hansberry's intense concern for her race with her ideal of human reconciliation.
this context doesn’t intend to compare which one is more consistent with Hansberry's concern for Blacks in his ironic use of the play, it just convey us that Issac, an example raised to illustrate the prior sentence, was not able to connect Hansberry's concern with human reconciliation
(E) It reflects Hansberry's reservations about the extent to which the American dream has been realized.
….correct, from the first sentence, “….rather, she remains loyal to this dream while
looking, realistically, at its incomplete realization.”, then in next sentence the author
talk about the play’s ironic use, by this, the author throw a statement to express the
core idea in the passage in that Hansberry still think that American dream is half
realized, not fully done
3. In which of the following does the author of the passage reinforce his criticism of responses such as Isaacs' to Raisin in the Sun?
I'm not very sure whether my thinking is correct or not...., que3 is a bit difficult for me
(A) The statement that Hansberry is "loyal" to the American dream
see sentence “rather, she remains loyal to this dream while looking, realistically, at its incomplete realization.”
(B) The description of Hansberry's concern for Black Americans as "intense"
“Isaacs, for example, cannot easily reconcile Hansberry's intense concern for her race with her ideal of human reconciliation.”
….this is just an example used to explain the prior sentence in that how "the critics", not the author", interpret Hansberry's play
(A)(B) are just statement, none of author’s response to critics being reinforced here
(C) The assertion that Hansberry is concerned with "human solidarity" (line 15)
(D) The description of Du Bois' ideal as "well-considered" (line 17)
see sentence:
“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.”
"The assertion that Hansberry is concerned with human solidarity" is author’s opinion
, not author’s response to those critics in bold sentence, and notice the phrase “no more than”, the author
take Du Bois' and Fanon's as example to bring out the play’s view of solidarity is not as
“contradicted” as those critics thought, in that the play is intentional、deliberate irony in its expression, and this is just where the author reinforce his criticism of responses to be
(E)The description of Fanon's internationalism as "ideal" (line 19)
for (D) and (E) two quite similar choices, if we really want to compare which one has a more responsive tone, then it is (D) stand out, since it’s the first to counter those critic’s view
4. The author of the passage would probably consider which of the following judgments to be most similar to the reasoning of critics described in lines in Bold?
(A) The world is certainly flat; therefore, the person proposing to sail around it is unquestionably foolhardy.
(B) Radioactivity cannot be directly perceived; therefore, a scientist could not possibly control it in a laboratory.
(C) The painter of this picture could not intend it to be funny; therefore, its humor must result from a lack of skill.
(D) Traditional social mores are beneficial to culture; therefore, anyone who deviates from them acts destructively.
(E) Filmmakers who produce documentaries deal exclusively with facts; therefore, a filmmaker who reinterprets particular events is misleading us.
“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.”
: critics refuse to accept that the play’s intentional irony, rather they view its expression as mere “confusion, contradiction, or eclecticism”, which are all negative phrases to describe how the play lacks in its skill…., also notice the phrase “intend it to be funny”, this just parallel the “intentional irony” in its attribute
thus (C) perfectly fit to the reasoning of critic
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