“Our Town” by Thornton Wilder I found was a fast-moving book. In the three acts they talked mainly about Emily’s childhood, then her marriage to George, and then her funeral. Because the book was based off a play, I found that the describing where everything and everyone is, was helpful for me to imagine the scene better. I enjoyed watching the movie whilst following along in the book.
In ‘Our Town’, I think George Gibbs changes after becoming a ‘high school baseball star’ which Emily doesn’t like so much. He stopped speaking to people, even his own family, and was getting conceited and stuck up. George also changes his mind when he decides not to go to Agriculture School because he wants to spend more time with Emily, but he will continue to eventually take over his uncle’s farm. Simon Stimson never seemed to change throughout the entire play. He lived a drunk and died a drunk. There were only a couple town drunks in Grover’s Corners, and he seemed to be the towns gossip. During the book, I was wondering why no one ever tried to help him when everyone knew about his troubles.