Epic Play: "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder

I remember reading "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder in a junior high english class and being struck by it at the time.

It's a pretty short three-act play. It takes place in a small fictional New Hampshire town called Grover's Corner in the early 20th century. It examines themes of life, marriage and death. It is notable for knocking down the fourth wall by having the narrator converse directly with the audience.

The final scene in LOST gave me an "Our Town"/"Vanilla Sky" vibe, so I decided to head the library and give "Our Town" another read.

Definitely worth reading, for although it is short and pretty bittersweet, the message is important. I appreciate it's sentiment that we really don't realize how wonderful life is while we're living it. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but it's a much heavier read now. It made me feel like I was sitting in the grave with the others looking wistfully back at my life. Of course, maybe that's the point.