<p>This is a <span style="color:#8e44ad;"><strong>Function Question</strong></span>, as indicated by the words "primary purpose". We have to choose the statement that best summarizes the aim of the author.</p>
<p><span style="color:#27ae60;"><span style="font-size:20px;">The Right Answer</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#27ae60;">E:</span> This choice gives good coverage of the passage. In the passage, the author asserts that the apparently contradictory elements of the play are intentional (and not a problem), gives a reason why some critics have failed to realize this, criticizes the critics themselves, and finally gives their main point; that they are not contradictory, but ironic nuances.</p>
<p><span style="color:#e74c3c;"><span style="font-size:20px;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">A:</span> The author does say that the inability to see the irony as "intentional" was the reason some critics rejected her work, but this is only two sentences of the passage. Furthermore, the author does not EXPLAIN why cannot see the irony as intentional.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">B:</span> The author does say that there is a similarity between the conflicting themes in Hansberry's and DuBois and Fanon's works since they are all about "national identity vs. solidarity". However, this is only one sentence of the passage, the rest of the passage is not relevant to this point.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">C:</span> The author does not offer much analysis into the dramatic conflicts of the play. The author suggests that they could be "deliberate social commentary", but there's not much more than that. Once again, this is only one sentence.</li>
<li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">D:</span> The author does highlight the contradictory elements in the play, but this is only to draw their main point about these elements not being an issue. The contradictory elements are only highlighted in one or two sentences.</li>
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