Compare And Contrast Mrs. Gibbs In Our Town

The 1989 filmed version of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” did not differ from the storyline of the play very much, however there were a few differences in how the two felt overall. Much of this change in the spirit of the play had to do with how the actors played

As the narrator, Claire creates an emotional and compassionate tone throughout the story. Her dialogue constantly consists of words such as “honey”, “mommy”, “love”, which constitutes to the overall mood of the text (Carver 363). Additionally, she is constantly catering to her husband and child by cooking, cleaning, and performing tasks of the typical “stay-at-home” mom. Her affectionate personality, want for control, and mother-like performance plays a role in Carver’s explanation of the stereotypical mother and wife.

Our Town is a play written by Thornton Wilder set in a small town known as Grover’s Corners. Wilder conjured the Stage Manager to be a representation to the theme of the play. The theme of universality placing Grover’s Corners in view with the rest of the world. Wilder makes a point to the audience that people have a big impact and influence over the next person, whether they were important or insignificant to that individual’s life. Therefore, the Stage Manager emphasizes on this very viewpoint that the lives of certain people are overlooked so are their influences. The Stage Manager himself is a physical embodiment of Wilders own views and opinions of humans and life itself. Throughout the play, the Stage Manager plays various of roles in order to force the realization to the audience into understanding the importance human life and the influence of others.

The movie Our Town was a 1938 American three-act play directed by Thornton Wilder. The movie tells the story about a fictional American town known as Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913. Throughout the mover, the director uses meta-theatrical tools to set the play in the theatres where such play was being conducted. The main character in this film is the stage manager who addresses the audience directly. The stage manager also brings in guest lecturers into the play by fielding questions from the viewers as well as filling some of the roles (TheConnection np). The major differences between this play and others are that the actors perform without a proper set and the acting is done without props.

In both Judy Brady’s “I want a wife” and Rebecca Curtis’s “Twenty Grand,” the reader is given a glimpse into the lives of two families living in different worlds but sharing many similar situations. Both families in the two-story show the environment that they are living in. Through the author’s use of irony, repetition, and tone, it becomes clear that I feel more sympathy for the mother in the story “Twenty Grand”.

To begin with, the Hadley family abuses the luxurious technology in their home, which leads to the replacement of love and real relationships to that of technology. The dynamic of the Hadley family is influenced by technology, and its overuse causes the hindrance of affection in the children's relationship with their parents. When psychologist David McClean comes to discuss the problematic African Veldt in the nursery, he realizes the root of the problem and says: “You’ve let this room and this house replace you and your wife in your children’s affections” (Bradbury 8). This quote conveys that as much as the children have fallen in love with their nursery, it is taking away the love they should have for their parents. Additionally, the Hadley children, Peter and Wendy, are replacing their parents with their beloved nursery, completely shutting out their parents as a whole. As David McClean further analyzes the children and the problems in their nursery, he exclaims that “This room is their mother and father, far more important in their lives than their real parents” (8). Wendy and Peter have made the relationship with their parents obsolete, as they now consider the nursery a substitute for their mom and dad. Overall, the Hadley children have completely replaced their parents with technology, displaying the cautions of technology straining familial relationships.

By allowing the listener to understand the work involved in keeping a garden alive and well then comparing that garden to bearing and raising children will force the reader to think twice about having children. The figurative language situates Margaret Sangers’ points of her speech into a different perspective so that audience members who may be confused will understand that she is telling the audience of all the hard work it is to take care of a child. Additionally, a different example can assist others to genuinely grasp the time and effort it takes to raise

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a play that a first glance appears to be dull and quite ordinary play but if analyzed is a complex tragedy with a deep meaning. It is set in a small town in New Hampshire called Grover’s Corners, in the early 1900s, with a population of about 2,000 people. It is enforced throughout the play that the town is not extraordinary and very routine. This foundation is what highlights the overall message that the play conveys; death is inevitable, life is short and always taken for granted. The play also includes many plain characters, one of which is a woman named Emily Webb. She is not a extravagant character, rather undeveloped, but has a significant role in being the tragic hero.

“All she ever did was tend her garden and talk about how in love with dad she had been. Ironically, her favorite line of sweet talk from him was, 'I love you. Everyday, and twice on Sundays.' It was sickening.”

John Henry Redwood’s The Old Settler is a play about an older woman who falls in love with a younger man, set in the early 1940’s in Harlem. Our protagonist Elizabeth lives in an apartment with her sister Quilly and the setting begins with the discussion of her decision to allow a young man to room with them. Husband arrives in Harlem to search for an old girlfriend but after his attempt to reacquaint with Lou Bessie, he chooses to propose to Elizabeth instead. Elizabeth accepts, much to her sister’s Quilly’s disapproval over the relationship.

Thornton Wilder, a Wisconsin native, is the writer of the Pulitzer Prize winner play Our Town. In Our Town, Wilder tells the story of a town in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, and the daily lives of the inhabitants. In the play, the author uses minimal props and scenery as well as including a main character known as the Stage Manager that has the ability to break the fourth wall, allowing him to talk to the audience. This factor of talking to the audience is a major component of making the public a part of the town. Throughout the play, there are many instances in which the Stage Manager uses various cues as well as dialogues to incorporate the audience and develop an intimate relationship to create a true sense of “our town”.

Throughout Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, resistance to change is a popular, repeated theme; this theme is easily seen when George and Emily walk home from school together and stop at the drugstore for ice cream sodas. Emily’s caution as to not upset George when confronting him about changing and Mr. Morgan’s negative comments about the changes going on in town and about the passage of time making matters worse, show the seriousness that townspeople of Grover’s Corners take any amount of change.

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is unusual and unique. The play begins in the town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. The reader is introduced to two neighboring families: the Webbs and Gibbs. The Stage Manager comes across as a sort of narrator and aquaintes the reader with the name of the play and its author. The plot’s structure makes this play different than that of most any other drama. The attributes and special qualities of the Stage Manager, the lack of unity of time and place, and the title of the acts all contribute to the structure of this play.

This is the first play I have seen conducted in this sort of way. The narrator carries you through this story. He does more of the telling of the town, and uses the characters to show you the town. In the beginning the story revolves around the Gibbs and Webb families. At first glance you see into the everyday lives of these people, and how they conduct their daily routine as mentioned before. It’s not until the narrator starts bringing in different people from the town that you realize the somewhat testimonies from the characters are breaking the fourth wall, and interacting with the audience in the theater. The big clue that gives this

The men in play, the Court Attorney, Mr. Hale, and the Sheriff, are static characters meaning that they don’t evolve or change throughout the play. They think the women of the play are only meant for the kitchen and that there chores and problems are just mere “trifles.” However, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are dynamic characters that undergo change throughout the story. For example, Mrs. Peters, the sheriff’s wife, during the beginning of the play supported the men fully and didn’t question the law once believing it was her duty to agree with her husband, thus making her an “ideal” wife in society’s eyes. As the story continues and the men's’ comments become lewder the women start to feel sympathy for Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Peters endeavors to convince