Make Life Count In The Play Our Town By Thornton Wilder

Make Life Count In a world full of constant distractions and an ever-increasing to-do list, it is easy to lose sight of what it means to truly live life mindfully. Oscar Wilde believes, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people only exist, that is all.” Many of us just go through the motions of living instead of genuinely experiencing and cherishing each moment. Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town exposes the daily life of its characters to help the audience understand the importance of making every moment count. Published and first performed over 80 years ago, it remains relatable to the daily trials and concerns of present generations worldwide. Throughout the three acts of Our Town, Wilder explores themes of appreciating the ordinary in life, human connection, community, and

Careful analysis of a minimalist stage, plain-spoken dialogue, and characters, as well as emotional, ethical, and logical ties, shows how Wilder evokes thought from the audience to understand why it is vital to enjoy the little things in life. Our Town is a play written by Thornton Wilder, an American playwright and novelist. Wilder lived a remarkable life of education, experience, and travel, which qualified him to experiment with nontraditional and surreal stage techniques throughout the play. The play's first performance on Broadway was in 1938 and is now regarded as an American classic and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. To this day, it remains one of the most performed plays anywhere and is still performed at least once a day somewhere in the world, which demonstrates how universal it is to different cultures and generations. Our Town is the circle of life in three acts: life, love, and death. The play is set in the small, fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, a town relatable to people everywhere and of every generation because it feels like