Our Town

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The play Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder was set in the town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire at the turn of the century. In some ways, the time and setting don't really matter, because this play has a universal theme with messages that can reach people of just about any time period. There are also things that have changed drastically today since the time when this play took place.

In the early 1900s, soon after students graduated from high school, they immediately were married. In fact, just about everyone in Grover's Corners was soon married. In today's society, the majority of people that finish high school, either go on to college, or go out into the world to get a job b

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Approximate Word count = 465
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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