"Our Town- By Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 17, 1897. He was brought up under deep moral and religious values. He received education in Hong Kong ... for "letters: Drama- in 1938. The creativity and attention to detail within, that emerge in such works, have earned Wilder a great deal of respect and renown in the literary realm and beyond "Our Town- begins in the town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, just before sunrise on May 7, 1901. The reader is given an introduction to the ... different and strange. Once they got past the fact that the...

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... life really are. The setting of "Our Town- is crucial to the meaning of Wilder's play, as indicated by the title. "Our- town really refers to Grover's Corners, an imaginary small town located in New Hampshire, just across the Massachusetts line. By referring to the setting as our town, Wilder is indicating that the place has universal ... appeal as an ordinary small town. It is filled with ... the full meaning of the play; there is no one who truly understands and appreciates life enough. "The artistic problem basic to Our Town is that of showing that the events of life are at once not ...

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The play Our Town by Thornton Wilder as performed by the actors at Saint Joseph Academy was very well portrayed. The play itself is an enjoyable one to read about. I enjoyed reading in class because it showed how the world was back then in a small town in New Hampshire. I especially liked the simplicity of the entire play. It wasn't ... their hands to grab things off of imaginary shelves or open imaginary doors. I could have used a little more scenery when the stage manager was describing the town and where everything was in it. I was getting a little confused but it was not that important bec...

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