We learn everything about Joe Crowell, Jr. in one moment of time, through the narrator/stage manager. What happens to Joe and when reading it, how did you feel about that? How did the playwright want you to feel?
Death is a discordant beat among the celebration of beginnings of new life, in the beginning of this first act. Why does the playwright include it?
Do you think no scenery and pantomimed actions—the paperboy throwing imaginary newspapers, an imaginary horse delivering imaginary milk bottles, the children pretending to eat breakfast, act, or distract, from the play? Why was the play written this way?
Why is there no inter-personal conflict in this story? (Hint: Wilder is not interested in directing us to observe in-depth personal stories.) What is he directing us to observe?
2007-01-03 03:45:29 · 2 answers · asked by me1026 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
This should be in homework help. Have you read the play? If not, you should rent one of the video presentations.
Most of these questions are opinions, designed to get you thinking. I'm not sure there are any wrong answers, unless you reveal that you haven't read the assignment.
This is the link to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town
I think it will help you with most of your questions.
As for the part on death, I think it was necessary to deal with all aspects of life, and certainly death is an important one.
2007-01-03 04:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by Calvin James Hammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some sites that may help you:
http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/our_town/
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-186.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/ourtown/
2007-01-04 12:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋