1. Welcome to OUR TOWN
by Thornton Wilder

2. Thornton Wilder:

3. KEY FACTS: New Hampshire Act I: May 7, 1901 Act II: July 7, 1904
Act III: Summer, 1913
The Gibbs Family
The Webb Family
1938 on Broadway
Grover’s Corners

4. The Gibbs Family Dr. Frank Gibbs Mrs. Julia Gibbs George Gibbs, 16
Rebecca Gibbs, 11

5. The Webb Family Mr. Charles Webb Mrs. Myrtle Webb Emily Webb, 16
Wally Webb, 11

6. Literary Motifs in OUR TOWN
Time and Timepieces
Celestial Bodies
Gardens

7. Literary Motif of Mother Earth Nature’s Bountiful Abundance Nourishes our bodies Sustains our souls

8. Literary Motif of Time & Timepieces

9. Literary Motif of Celestial Bodies

11. IMAGES from OUR TOWN

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