ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ON A WORD DOCUMENT AND SAVE
IT IN YOUR OUR TOWN FOLDER.
1. Name the time setting.
2. What sub-title, other than Death, could this act be given?
3. What 2 purposes do Joe Stoddard & Sam Craig serve in this act?
4. Where specifically does this act take place?
5. Who has died? How?
6. What is the Stage Manager referring to when he speaks of 'something
eternal'?
7. How did Simon Stimson die?
8. What is ironice about the funeral party singing "Blessed Be The
Ties That Bind"?
9. When else was this hynn sung?
10. What is the significance of Emily being buried in her wedding
gown?
11. What is EmiLy's reaction to joining the dead?
12. Why does the Stage Manager say it is painful to relive a life experience?
13. Why would it be painful?
14. What day does Emily choose to relive? Why does she want to relive
a day in her mortal life?
15. Why is Emily unable to stay very long on earth?
16. In the qupte below, Emily states one of the major themes of the play.
Restate her idea in your own words.
"Oh, Earth, you're too wonderful for anyone to realize you...Do any
human beings ever realize life while they live it?---every, every
minute?"
17. Is Simon Stimson a pessimist or an optimist? Why?
18. In her last line in the play, Emily says, "They don't understand, do they?"
Who does 'they' refer to? What don't they understand?
19. Could the characters in "Our Town" be considered universal figures? Why?
20.Try to name 6 devices Wilder uses in his play to achieve audience participation.
CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
p.87-8 on the eternal p.93 childbirth p. 109 view on life