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Thornton WilderA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
Our Town takes place between 1901 and 1913. What was daily life like in early 1900s America? In what ways was it similar or different in comparison to American life today?
Teaching Suggestion: This question can begin to gauge students’ general familiarity with the period in which the play is set and how they understand it. Students can be encouraged to offer insight into any aspect of early 1900s life they are aware of, including lifestyle, popular culture, work, family life, love, religion, death, and more.
By Thornton Wilder