Question

Read the passage below and answer the question.

Our claim, our hope, our despair are in the mind—not in things, not in "scenery."
-- Thornton Wilder

In at least one hundred words, explain how this quote relates to how Wilder staged Our Town and why it was unusual for the time period.

Answer 1

Thornton Wilder had a belief that the true significance of a play lay in how effective it was in its use of the stage. As well as dependent on the way in which the actors interacted with one another/ their roles and made every attempt possible to convey the story without the need to use elaborate scenery or props. After all that Thornton Wilder then left the rest to the audience for them to envision themselves. That is why "Our Town" was so remarkable and uncommon at the time; it was a more novel like manner of presenting a play.

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Answer 2

Wilder believed that the real significance of a play resided in the good use of the stage, and the way to interact and make full effort to project the story without the need for a big scenery and props; then leave the rest to the audience so they could imagine everything else. That´s why it was so unusual in that time, it was a revolutionary way to perform a play.