I believe that Thornton Wilder's manipulation of time and use of flashbacks in Our Town was very effective. It's almost as if there are flashback inside a flashback. The events of the play happened anywhere from 1900 to 1913, while the play was performed in 1938. So the whole play is technically a flashback. However, leaving that twisted statement behind, there were two major flashback scenes in the play that had the most significance in time manipulation.
The first flashback starts shortly after Act II, “Love and Marriage”, begins. We witness the beginning of George and Emily's love. The flashback takes us back to when they were in highschool and when they first fell in love and created the courtship they have now. This is a perfect
The first flashback starts shortly after Act II, “Love and Marriage”, begins. We witness the beginning of George and Emily's love. The flashback takes us back to when they were in highschool and when they first fell in love and created the courtship they have now. This is a perfect