Our Town

by Thornton Wilder

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Our Town Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Life
Spare Props
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Tragedy
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Characters
Stage Manager
Stage Manager Timeline
Emily Webb
Emily Webb Timeline
George Gibbs
George Gibbs Timeline
Dr. Gibbs
Dr. Gibbs Timeline
Mrs. Gibbs
Mrs. Gibbs Timeline
Mr. Webb
Mr. Webb Timeline
Mrs. Webb
Mrs. Webb Timeline
Simon Stimson
Simon Stimson Timeline
Study Questions

Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Life, Consciousness, and Existence
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
Mortality
Mortality Quotes
Marriage
Marriage Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Visions of America
Visions of America Quotes
Friendship
Friendship Quotes
Gender
Gender Quotes
Choices
Choices Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Technology and Modernization
Technology and Modernization Quotes
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Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Is a Very, Very, Very Fine Town
It Doesn’t Get Wilder Than This
Essay