Mrs. Webb reminds Wally to wash up well, while Mrs. Gibb is having an argument about chores. Later on, George and Mr. Gibb have a long talk about the issue of growing up. Within these small and meaningless happenings, Wilder foreshadows the love between George and Emily through their conversations. Dr. Gibbs also makes the comment pertaining to future plans for the two of them "George needing a larger allowance to be able to provide for "certain unspecified- things when he gets older. .
Routine, then, seems to be the word that best describes the events in Act One of "Our Town."" There are reminders of other routines "a rooster crows at daybreak, a school bell calls children to school, and a whistle calls workers to the factory. The act begins just as an ordinary day would, with the rising of the sun, and the act ends just as an ordinary day would, with the setting of the sun. These simple actions symbolize the gap in the relationship and the attention each should give to one another. .
As the play continues, the theme becomes more dominant and present. It becomes more acquainted to the small town people who take life for granted. Wilder brings out the fact that time and life go rather quickly, and each person should make the best of it. The people are often ignorant to this concept. "Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?- (Wilder 108). .
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Throughout the play, the audience is introduced to the cast of characters, some of whom are more important than others. Among the principle characters are the Stage Manager, Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Webb, Emily Webb, and Simon Stimson. The Stage Manager is unnamed, and takes on the role of narrator throughout the play. He connects the audience with the characters, as well as states important and side information. He also tells us what he thinks is behind the whole experience of life. There are two families that hold the play together "the Webbs and the Gibbs.