Analysis Of Our Town By Thornton Wilder

The book Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, is a classic novel because it is considered a great American play. Some people might even say the great American play. Thornton Wilder has brought importance to American literature. When seen as a theater production, people called it “an experience which remains one of the most memorable of my theater going life” (Foreword). According to Wilder himself, his book is “what we believe as the work of imagination’’ (Foreword). Theater goers say they believed every word of it, even when what was being done could not be seen. We consider Our Town a classic novel because it is one of the most appreciated plays in American literature. A strong element which makes this book a classic is the diction. The way people