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Our town -Thornton Wilder2010级英语6班ContentsThornton Wilder CharactersSynopsis(剧情简介)symbolsThemeQuestions Thornton Niven Wilder：Born on April 17,1897,in Madisonorn on April 17,1897,in Madison,he isthe son of an American diplomat,spent part of his childhood in Yantai,China,at the Protestant Mission School there.Back to America because of the unstable situation in China.Went to Berkley School and took his Bachelors Degree of Arts at Yale University in 1920.Taught literature at the University of Chicago from 1930 aught literature at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1937.Among other plays he wrote were to 1937.Among other plays he wrote were The Skin of The Skin of Our TeethOur Teeth,and,and The MatchmakerThe Matchmaker 1954.1954.Wilder also wrote several novels,the most famous of Wilder also wrote several novels,the most famous of which is which is The Bridge of San Luis ReyThe Bridge of San Luis Rey.Wilder won a.Wilder won a Pulitzer Prize for that book and another for Pulitzer Prize for that book and another for Our Our TownTown.Wilder died on Dec.7,1975,in Hamden,Conn.Wilder died on Dec.7,1975,in Hamden,Conn.Our town The cast(人物表）:StageManager-Thehostoftheplayandthedramaticequivalentofanomniscientnarrator.故事的叙述者GeorgeGibbs乔治-Dr.andMrs.Gibbssson.Adecent,upstandingyoungman.正派、有主见的年青人EmilyWebb艾米丽-Mr.andMrs.WebbsdaughterandWallysoldersister.Dr.Gibbs-Georgesfatherandthetowndoctor.Mrs.Gibbs-GeorgesmotherandDr.Gibbsswife.Mr.Webb-EmilysfatherandthepublisherandeditoroftheGroversCornersSentinel.Mrs.Webb-EmilysmotherandMr.Webbswife.Mrs.Soames-AgossipywomanwhosingsinthechoiralongwithMrs.WebbandMrs.Gibbs.小镇上一个爱搬弄是非的妇女SimonStimson-Thechoirmaster,whosealcoholismandundisclosed“troubles”havebeenthesubjectofgossipinGroversCornersforquitesometime.经常酗酒，一度引起小镇人的不满RelationshipGeorgeGibbsMrs.WebbEmilyWebbDr.GibbsMr.WebbfatherLOVEMrs.GibbsmotherfatherMrs.SoamesFriend StageManagerStageManagermotheromniscient narratorSimonStimson choirmasterAnalysis of Major CharactersStageManager：EveryactbeginsandendswiththeStageManagersannouncementsHefrequentlyinterruptstheplaysaction,providingtheaudiencewithrelevantinformationSo,heissomeonewhoworksbehindthescene.Emily Webb:kindandfrank，getnewunderstandingaboutlifeafterherdeath善良、坦率善良、坦率,死后得到了对生活的新的认识死后得到了对生活的新的认识Emily:George,youvegotawfulconceitedandstuck-up(自命不凡自命不凡),.,Imsorry,butIcantbesorryIsaidit.-FrankEmily:Soallthatwasgoingonandwenevernoticed.Dohumanbeingeverrealizelifewhiletheyliveit?Newunderstanding(humanbeingsfailtorecognizethetransienceoflifeandtoappreciateitwhileitlasts.)George Gibbs:decent and upstanding GeorgeisahighschoolbaseballstarwhoplanstoattendtheStateAgriculturalSchoolafterhighschool.HiscourtshipofEmilyWebbandeventualmarriagetoheriscentraltotheplayslimitednarrativeaction.WilderusesGeorgeandEmilysrelationshiptoponderthequestionsofloveandmarriageingeneral.Plot overview(剧情简介剧情简介)ActI:DailyLifeIntheopeningscene,thestageislargelyempty,exceptforsometablesandchairsthatrepresentthehomesoftheGibbsandWebbfamilies.AftertheStageManagersintroduction,theactivitiesofatypicaldaybegin.Themilkmanandthepaperboymaketheirdeliveryrounds.Mrs.GibbsandMrs.Webbmakebreakfast,sendtheirchildrenofftoschool,andmeetintheirgardenstogossip.Thetwowomenalsodiscusstheirmodestambitions,andMrs.GibbsrevealsthatshelongstovisitParis.ActII:LoveandMarriageThreeyearspassandGeorgeandEmilypreparetowed.Thedayisfilledwithstress.HowieNewsomeisdeliveringmilkinthepouringrainwhileSiCrowell,youngerbrotherofJoe,lamentshowGeorgesbaseballtalentswillbesquandered.Georgepaysanawkwardvisitwithhissoon-to-bein-laws.Here,theStageManagerinterruptsthesceneandtakestheaudiencebackayear,totheendofEmilyandGeorgesjunioryear.EmilyconfrontsGeorgeabouthispride,andoveranicecreamsoda,theydiscussthefutureandtheirloveforeachother.ActIII:DeathandEternityActIIItakesplacenineyearslater,inacemeteryonahilltopoverlookingthetown.Emilyhasdiedinchildbirthandisabouttobeburied.Asthefuneraltakesplace,thedeadspeak,servingasdetachedwitnesses.Deathhasrenderedthemlargelyindifferenttoearthlyevents.Emilyjoinsthedead,butshemissesherpreviouslifeanddecidestogobackandrelivepartofit.TheothersoulsdisapproveandadviseEmilytostayinthecemetery.WiththeaidoftheStageManager,Emilystepsintothepast,revisitingthemorningofhertwelfthbirthday.Emilynowhasanostalgicappreciationforeverydaylifethatherparentsandtheotherlivingcharactersdonotshare.Shebecomesagonizedbythebeautyandtransienceofeverydaylifeanddemandstobetakenbacktothecemetery.symbolsTheTimeCapsule(时间仓)thetimecapsuleembodiesthehumandesiretokeeparecordofthepast.Accordingly,italsosymbolizestheideathatcertainpartsofthepastdeservetoberememberedoverandaboveothers.Howie Newsome and the Crowell Boys1.HowieandtheCrowellboysillustratethisconstancyofsmalltownlife.2.HowieandtheCrowellsrepresentnotonlythestabilityoflifeinGroversCorners,butthestabilityofhumanlifeingeneral.3.Themilkmanandthepaperboysembodythepersistenceofhumanlifeandthecontinuityofthehumanexperiencefromyeartoyear,fromgenerationtogeneration4.ThefactthatSireplaceshisbrotherJoeshowsthatthetransienceofindividuallivesactuallybecomesastabilizingforce.theme1.THEIMPORTANCEOFLOVELoveismentionedofteninOurTown,andastheplayprogressesyouaregivenexamplesofdifferenttypesoflove.InActIyouseefamilyloveandfriendship.Parentsandchildrenloveeachotherandneighborsloveeachother,justasideallytheyshould.InActII,youseeromanticlove,culminatinginmarriage,againasideallyitshould.InActIIIyouseethekindoflovethatisperhapshardesttounderstand,spiritual,selflesslove,lovethatexpectsnoreturn.2.THE CONTINUITY OF HUMAN LIFE1.TheplaybeginswiththebirthoftwinsinPolishtownandendswithEmilysdeathinchildbirth.2.Theauthorcontinuallyreferstothingsthathappenoverandover,tothewayspeoplebehave,generationaftergeneration.3.THE NATURE OF TIMEInOurTown,Wilderthoughtofpast,present,andfutureallexistingatthesametime.Forexample,whenyouwalkintothetheater,themanwhoturnsouttobetheStageManagerisstandingthereinthepresent,buthetellsyouthatitis1901.Later,heinterruptstheweddingpreparationstosendthecharactersbacktotheircourtship.4.THE BEAUTY OF LIFEWildersenthusiasmforlife,themostobviousthemeinOurTown.Hesaidthattheplayisanattempttofindavalueaboveallpriceforthesmallesteventsinourdailylife.“Thisthemeseemsthemostimportantreasonfortheplayspopularity.Atthesametime,itisresponsibleformostofthecriticismthatattackstheplayasbeingoverlysentimental.5.THE UNIVERSAL VS.THE PARTICULARThewordshundredsandthousandsandmillionsusedintheplaysuggeststhatthecharactersshouldbeunderstoodaspartofagreaterreality,aspartofhumanexistence,notjustaspartofGroversCorners.6.The Transience of Human LifeTheindividualhumanlivesinOur Townaretransient,influencedgreatlybytherapidpassageoftime.TheStageManageroftennotesthattimeseemstopassquicklyforthepeopleintheplay.Atonepoint,havingnotlookedathiswatchforawhile,theStageManagermisjudgesthetime,whichdemonstratesthatsometimeseventhetimekeeperhimselffallsvictimtothepassageoftime.