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Our Town: Puzzle Pack
39,000 words, approx. 130 pages
 A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Our Town: LitPlan Teacher Pack
35,400 words, approx. 118 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
 
| Name: |
Thornton Niven Wilder | | Birth Date: |
April 17, 1897 | | Death Date: |
December 7, 1975 | | Place of Birth: |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States | | Place of Death: |
Hamden, Connecticut, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright, novelist |
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 Biography of Thornton Niven Wilder
829 words, approx. 2.8 pages
 Novelist and playwright Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) won two Pulitzer Prizes for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, written in 1938 and 1942 respectively. His most renowned novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, also accorded him a Pulitzer P... summary from source:
 Biography of Thornton (Niven) Wilder
541 words, approx. 1.8 pages
Thornton Wilder, the only writer to receive Pulitzer Prizes for both plays and a novel, once observed, "I guess I was the only writer of my generation who didn't 'go to Paris!'" For him the road abroad led to Rome, which he first visited in the summer of... summary from source:
Biography of Thornton (Niven) Wilder
14650 words, approx. 48.8 pages
 Thornton Wilder was a student of the human condition; in his writing he aimed for and achieved the universal. His plays in particular were concerned with both the timely and the timeless, and he most distinguished himself in the theater, although his fir...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Our Town - Thornton Wilder - 1938 Summary
6,997 words, approx. 23 pagesOur Town - Thornton Wilder - 1938 Introduction Thornton Wilder won his second Pulitzer Prize for the 1938 drama Our Town, with its understated but resonant depiction of the fundamental goal of humanity: to find love and, ultimately, a sense of... summary from source:
 Our Town Summary
2,983 words, approx. 10 pagesOur Town by Thornton Wilder After attending Yale University, Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) became a novelist and a writer of unconventional plays that engage the audience by addressing them directly, by not supplying props or scenery, and by transposing... summary from source:
 Our Town Information
2,736 words, approx. 9 pages
This article refers to the play by Thornton Wilder . For other uses of Our Town see Our town (disambiguation) . Our Town by Thornton Wilder Our Town is a three act play by Thornton Wilder which is, perhaps, the most frequently produced play by an...
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 AP News Tornado-ravaged town holds graduation
5/20/2007: 251 words, approx. 1 pagesAmid the ruins of their tornado-devastated town, residents celebrated a high school commencement Saturday that mixed tearful memories with pride and promises to rebuild.Beneath two large tents set up at the town's golf course, 25 graduates from Greensburg High School claimed their diplomas before a... summary from source:
The New York Observer Help! My Project Is Failing!
3/1/2007: 263 words, approx. 1 pagesKen Fisher, the former City Councilman-turned-blogger, be able to help a developer get a real-estate project through a gridlocked bureaucracy? City Hall, the monthly published by the folks who bring you Our Town and The West Side Spirit, at one time thought so. And...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Helmut Papajewski
5,857 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following excerpt from a work originally published in German in 1961, Papajewski examines Our Town in the context of an American literary tradition focused on small-town life. Papajewski explores Wilder's adaptation of this literary archetype to theatrical production in Our Town.
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Critical Essay by Francis Fergusson
5,244 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1956, Fergusson compares the use of allegory by Thornton Wilder, Bertolt Brecht, and T. S. Eliot, focusing especially on Wilder's Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth.
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Critical Essay by Bert Cardullo
5,102 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Cardullo asserts that, despite its outward display of experimental theatrical technique, Our Town fails to question or challenge traditional values regarding family, nation, and religion.
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Essay Grade: 86%A Cloud of Ignorance in Our Town
1,120 words, approx. 4 pages
Throughout Our Town Thorton Wilder illustrates the theme that people are basically the same no matter when or where they have lived. He projects this by having the audience view normal people in an ordinary town called Grover's Corners, Massachusetts. Wilder portrays the daily lives or its inhabitants and how unappreciative they are of the impact these events have on their personalities. He exhibits these patterns by demonstrating the characters' routines, traditions, expectations and wants. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder | |
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About 427 pages (127,936 words) in 40 products |
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