Our Town Essay
Our Town EssayElena Krapish
Period D
October 5, 2000
“Welcome to our town”, recites the stage manager as he begins the play. Our Town is a play written by Wilder Thorton, which takes place in a little town called Grover’s Corners. Grover’s Corners is a tiny town with a population of 2,642 and with very little culture. There is one school, which all the children of the town attend, and it is rare to leave this town. This play tells a story about the daily life of the people who live in this town and takes you through the happy and sad times of life. Our town, of Danvers does contain minor similarities with Grover’s Corners but they are not equal it. In a town with as little of a population as Grover’s Corners, it is common that everyone knows one another.
Grover’s Corners is a town that can be compared to the theme song of the TV series “Cheers”; it is a place where everybody knows your name. Danvers is much more populated than Grover’s Corners and one could not possibly know everyone in town and retain a relationship with them. In the beginning of the play, Dr. Gibbs, the town doctor sees Joe Crowell Jr., the paperboy, and they have a conversation about what is new in the world and how Joe’s knee is. This shows that they know each other well, where as in Danvers, chances are the people do not know who their paperboy is. Also when George Gibbs enters the Drug store with Emily Webb, the storeowner Mr. Morgan, immediately recognizes both George and Emily. When George realizes that he does not have enough money to pay him, Mr. Morgan told George it was ok and let him go home and get it. Such a thing would never happen in a restaurant or drugstore in Danvers. In Grover’s Corners, everybody knows who is getting married and most of the town attends the ceremony, including the milkman! Grover’s Corners townspeople have a tight-knit relationship with everyone, while most of Danvers remains in cliques.
The population of Grover’s Corners is a mere 2,642 and because of this, the school structure is very different than Danvers’. The teachers and students of Grover’s Corners have a very close relationship with one another. The students always say goodbye to the teachers at the end of the day. Sometimes students walk home with the teachers, as in Emily and Miss Corcoran. Most, if not all of Danvers...
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