In a New York Times review of Thorton Wilder’s play, Our Town, reviewer Brooks Atkinson proclaimed that “Mr. Wilder has transmuted the simple events of human life into universal reveries” (Atkinson 119). Our Town can certainly be considered an example of the universality of time, social history, and religious ideals. Thorton Wilder was born in 1897. He was interested in the theater since his childhood. By the time he entered Oberlin College in 1915 he had already …showed first 75 words of 1856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1856 total…but Wilder chose them to emphasize the importance of the little things in life. In each act, as different as these underlying themes may be, there are everyday occurrences that repeat themselves like clockwork. Wilder certainly emphasizes the continuity of human life throughout the play. Unlike romantic, adventurous, or other types of imaginative literature that may contain elements that cannot always be related to average human life, Our Town exhibits a great deal of realism.