Grover's Corners In Our Town By Thornton Wilder

Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, tells the story of the lives of everyday citizens of Grover’s Corners. The story is broken up into three acts pertaining to the human condition. These conditions are Daily Life, Marriage, and Death. This essay will describe the character, Emily, and her personality. Emily is a sincere person, she says whatever is on her mind and wants to know the truth. She does not want to be spiteful to others, but she sometimes gets carried away and says hurtful things. When George (from the Gibbs family) asks Emily why she had been treating him differently, Emily told him that he was “conceited and stuck-up”. She did not tell him anything except the truth and proceeded to tell him “all the girls say so.” Even though Emily’s personality seemed to come across as unkind, her intentions were genuine and good. When she helped George with his homework she had no sign of malevolence, instead she wanted to help him because she liked him. Emily told the truth and expected the same thing in return, like when she asked her mother “will you answer me a question, serious?” She wanted an honest answer from her mother because she
Webb who was always engaged in some duty and made sure her family had everything they needed. Mrs. Webb had great relationships with her neighbors at Grover’s Corners and one of her closest friends was Mrs. Gibbs. Emily and Mrs. Webb were both alike in that they both valued honesty. When Emily asked her if she was pretty, Mrs. Webb replied that all of her children “have got good features…” and that she would “be ashamed if they hadn’t” This quality about them was similar. Emily’s brother, Wally, had a good relationship with the Webb’s family, however, he died because of a ruptured appendix. Emily’s father, Mr. Webb, was another well-known character of Grover’s Corners. He knew all of the people in the town which made him immensely knowledgeable about everyone and everything in Grover’s