Our Town Quotes Quizlet

All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet youd be surprised how people are always losing hold of it.

Our town quotes quizlet. Its all i had. 6 what does george want to be when he grows up. Next there is a summary of the play and its characters and a discussion. 3what does the plays set look like at the beginning of the play.

Emily webbs cousin who has left grovers corners to travel west but returns for her funeral in act iii. Everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal and that something has to do with human beings. In this lesson we examine the play our town by thornton wilder. 5 what is mr.

His personal knowledge of and favor with the towns citizens bespeaks the close knit nature of the town. Cards return to set details. Study quotes part ii. 8 what is simon stimsons profession.

Probably a lot duller. Only it seems to me that once in your life before you die you ought to see a country where they dont talk in english and dont even want to. 4 what is mr. The stage manager often notes that time seems to pass.

Oh earth youre too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Our town quiz 1. Stage manager to audience. Additional english flashcards.

Although wilder explores the stability of human traditions and the reassuring steadfastness of the natural environment the individual human lives in our town are transient influenced greatly by the rapid passage of time. The lesson begins with a brief background of the author. 1 in what state is grovers corners. Sopeople a thousand years from nowthis is the way we were in the provinces north of new york at the beginning of the twentieth centurythis is the way we were.

Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Its all i know. The stage is bare except for two benches. Thornton wilder our town.

And it aint houses and it aint names and it aint earth and it aint even the stars. The transience of human life. Though originally from the town sam has the air of an. In our town we like the facts about everybody.

The stage is bare except for two tables some chairs a bench and two trellises. Click here to studyprint these flashcards. 7 what is mr. Nobody very remarkable ever come out of it sfar as we know.

2 who are the webb children. We all know that something is eternal. Constable warren keeps a watchful eye over the community. Create your own flash cards.

Little better behaved than most. In our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our dying.