Thornton Wilder's use of stagecraft in "Our Town" is a departure from the conventions of his time.

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.

A rendition of Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town" and an analysis of how the play celebrates the extraordinary aspects of daily life and emphasizes the immorality of taking each day for granted.

Essay discuses Thornton Wilder's play "Our Town", fitting symbolism to the American dream.

Essay consists of a literary analysis on the novel "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder.

Discusses the play, "Our Town", by Thornton Wilder. Examines the aspect of the small town in the play. Describes the subtle differences of Grover's Corners.

The play "Our Town" by Wilder is unusual because of its omniscient stage manager, foreshadowing and flashback, and the absence of a painted set.

Reviews the play "Our Town" by Thorton Wilder. Examines how Wilder promotes the idea that once a person dies, the world will keep going and new people will be born with new ideas and opinions. Summarizes the play's plot.

Essay gives a literary analysis of "Our Town."

Our Town Act I, by Thornton Wilder began with the stage manager walking on stage, introducing himself as the director of this play and explaining the setting.

The play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, is a story of living life and the things you go through. In life, we all, at one point or another, fall in love, get married, and die. Our Town takes place in the small town of Grover's Corners in New Hampshire where everyone lives a simple life.

This is an essay comparing The book Our Town to the movie Our Town.

An important theme expressed in Thornton Wilder's novel Our Town is that people as a whole are blind toward the great things in life that are around them. The scene in which the spirit of Emily returned to the town as an outside observer is particularly important to this theme.