In this world, everyone has a time limit; moreover, some have more time than others. It is inevitable to beat death. That is why we are told to live life to the fullest because we never know when our time is up. Our Town is a play in three acts by Thornton Wilder that portrays this way of life. Wilder expertly utilizes the setting and literary devices to show that humans should appreciate the beautiful transient life one is given.
The whole play is basically structured in three days. Thornton begins the play at the crack of dawn when everyone is waking up and concludes it with the dead at the cemetery. Thornton sets up this allegory by comparing the sun’s cycle to the human life cycle. He does this to represent that a sun's cycle isn't as …show more content…
Our Town takes place in a rural environment, where phones and computers were not around. Wilder uses the stage manager to kill two birds with one stone. The stage manager in the beginning of the place states “nobody very remarkable ever come out of it, s'far as we know.”(L.40) Wilder uses this sentence to demonstrate to the audience that Grover’s corners is not your average over populated city. Grover’s corners is a small quiet town where everyone knows each other and everyone knows who does what. Secondly, Wilder uses that sentence to show his unique style of dialogue. With that sentence the audience can understand that the characters are coming from a more southern rural area where people use sayings such as“sha-bebe” and “chu-chut.” Mr. Webb states “no, ma'am, there isn't much culture; but maybe this is the place to tell you that we've got a lot of pleasures of a kind here: we like the sun comin' up over the mountain in the morning and we all notice a good deal about the birds.” Wilder uses Mr. Webb’s dialogue to show the audience the significance of the natural world. In Grover’s corners there isn't much to do so the characters share a strong bond with the nature and learn to appreciate the beautiful features mother nature has to
The whole play is basically structured in three days. Thornton begins the play at the crack of dawn when everyone is waking up and concludes it with the dead at the cemetery. Thornton sets up this allegory by comparing the sun’s cycle to the human life cycle. He does this to represent that a sun's cycle isn't as …show more content…
Our Town takes place in a rural environment, where phones and computers were not around. Wilder uses the stage manager to kill two birds with one stone. The stage manager in the beginning of the place states “nobody very remarkable ever come out of it, s'far as we know.”(L.40) Wilder uses this sentence to demonstrate to the audience that Grover’s corners is not your average over populated city. Grover’s corners is a small quiet town where everyone knows each other and everyone knows who does what. Secondly, Wilder uses that sentence to show his unique style of dialogue. With that sentence the audience can understand that the characters are coming from a more southern rural area where people use sayings such as“sha-bebe” and “chu-chut.” Mr. Webb states “no, ma'am, there isn't much culture; but maybe this is the place to tell you that we've got a lot of pleasures of a kind here: we like the sun comin' up over the mountain in the morning and we all notice a good deal about the birds.” Wilder uses Mr. Webb’s dialogue to show the audience the significance of the natural world. In Grover’s corners there isn't much to do so the characters share a strong bond with the nature and learn to appreciate the beautiful features mother nature has to