State an important theme of the play Our Town. Analyze how the dramatic elements of the set, the characters, the events, and the symbols help convey...

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focuses mostly on the common experiences of everyday life. The first act
of the play is basically an introduction to the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire.
The life of the town is fairly simple and is meant to represent life in any American small town.
Perhaps the only distinguishing feature is that it's in a part of the country that was settled
earlier than other parts, so there is a longer history in that region.

As the
play continues, we see two of the characters, Emily and George, get married. The play emphasizes
that marriage and the jitters that accompany the time immediately before the wedding are common
experiences. This is mostly conveyed through the conversations between the younger characters
and their parents, who describe how similarly they felt before their weddings.

Finally, in the play's final act, we learn that Emily has died in childbirth. Her
family gathers at her funeral, but we also see Emily and other now-dead characters in
this...