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Explanation and Analysis:
A Raisin in the Sun is a realist drama. The play portrays the working-class struggle of Black Americans after World War II, with characters that look and sound like ordinary people. Indeed, the dialect Hansberry employs contributes to the realism of the play. The story belongs to the literary period of Social Realism: while the play was published in the 1950s, and Social Realism mostly took place in the early 20th century, the literary period extended in some instances through the middle of the 20th century.
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