Theme Of The Play Our Town
Katelyn Huck
Period 4
Our Town Essay
13 November 2017
Our Town: Time Goes On Imagine living life and never truly realizing that time is simply passing by; that it doesn’t ever stop and you will never know it until you are gone. This play, “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder, shows three main points of life.Through this piece, you learn about everyday life in the early 1900’s, love and marriage, and also death. In the play, Wilder asserts that time stops for no one and people never care about time as well. First, the author of the play develops a theme where nature shows the average everyday life of a person in a certain time period. As Wilder has stated, “So- another day’s begun” (6). Therefore, Wilder is reminding us that each day of life is typically just a routine. In consonance with the author, “It’s early afternoon. All 2,642 have had their dinners and all the dishes have been washed” (26). In other words, ordinary life is full of routines, especially in a small group or family. Thus, routines are a part of every human’s natural life. …show more content…
The playwright demonstrates this idea through stating “From tomorrow on you can kill yourself in all weathers, but while you’re in my house you’ll live wisely, thank you” (56). By way of explanation, Wilder is asserting that once children are ready to leave their home, they don't have to do exactly as their parents say. Also, according to the author, “I’m giving away my daughter, George. Do you think you can take care of her?” (80). Specifically, Wilder is saying that when a father hands his daughter over to another man once she gets married, then the husband is expected to take care of his daughter. Hence, a child growing up is natural to life and is in the cycle of
Period 4
Our Town Essay
13 November 2017
Our Town: Time Goes On Imagine living life and never truly realizing that time is simply passing by; that it doesn’t ever stop and you will never know it until you are gone. This play, “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder, shows three main points of life.Through this piece, you learn about everyday life in the early 1900’s, love and marriage, and also death. In the play, Wilder asserts that time stops for no one and people never care about time as well. First, the author of the play develops a theme where nature shows the average everyday life of a person in a certain time period. As Wilder has stated, “So- another day’s begun” (6). Therefore, Wilder is reminding us that each day of life is typically just a routine. In consonance with the author, “It’s early afternoon. All 2,642 have had their dinners and all the dishes have been washed” (26). In other words, ordinary life is full of routines, especially in a small group or family. Thus, routines are a part of every human’s natural life. …show more content…
The playwright demonstrates this idea through stating “From tomorrow on you can kill yourself in all weathers, but while you’re in my house you’ll live wisely, thank you” (56). By way of explanation, Wilder is asserting that once children are ready to leave their home, they don't have to do exactly as their parents say. Also, according to the author, “I’m giving away my daughter, George. Do you think you can take care of her?” (80). Specifically, Wilder is saying that when a father hands his daughter over to another man once she gets married, then the husband is expected to take care of his daughter. Hence, a child growing up is natural to life and is in the cycle of