Our Town

To the casual observer, Our Town, the theatrical piece by Thornton Wilder, is very different from the cinematic production entitled Steel Magnolias (based on Robert Harling's original stage play). Due to their differences in setting, characters, and mood, it can be difficult to see the obvious parallels. A more in-depth look at both pieces reveals many similarities in different areas, such as daily life, love, marriage, and death. Despite the fact that Our Town takes place between 1901 and 1913…...

Our Town by Thornton Wilders is one of the great classics and favourite literature of the contemporary people. It is one of the most frequently staged plays because of its simple setting and limited props. The writer possibly presented the play in this way to motivate the audience to concentrate on the themes and the character. There is a narrator in the play called the stage manager who supervises the placement of the props, who introduces the play and its…...

This act is about Emily's death and her realization that the living do not understand how beautiful and intense life is until they die and cannot experience it anymore. Emily meets the dead citizens of the town, which includes Mrs. Gibbs, Wally Webb, and Simon Stimson. Discuss the Theme: There are many themes in "Our Town". One of the themes is that everything changes, in due time. Our life is impermanent. Throughout the play as years pass we are reminded…...

Needless to say, Our Town is one of the most popular plays by Thornton Wilder and not for nothing has it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1938. The most significant aspect in Our Town is the representation of the everyday life. Not only does the play explores American values of religion or family, it also addresses themes like mortality or as mentioned before, the value of the everyday life. “Our Town is not offered as a picture of life in…...

Companionship is arguably one of the most important things in the world. Without companionship, it has been scientifically proven that a person becomes depressed, lonely, and in extreme circumstances, insane. Two forms of companionship are marriage and friendship. Most people spend their entire lives seeking new friends, waiting until they find someone special enough to be their spouse. People need companionship and it is considered a natural event in one’s life. In the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder, the…...