What is the author's style in The Purple Flower by Marita Bonner?

The Purple Flower is an allegorical play. An allegory is a story in which the characters, settings, and action are meant to be interpreted as representative of a social or political situation Allegories frequently provide a moral or lesson about this situation. Thus, Bonner's play is an allegory for-race relations in the United States, in which the Us's represent African Americans, and the White Devils represent white Americans, The hill with the purple flower symbolizes the realm of the privileged, while the valley symbolizes the realm of the underpriVI1eged or oppressed.