Elizabeth Weinbloom, author of ClassicNote. Completed on August 30, 2006, copyright held by GradeSaver.

Updated and revised by W.C. Miller September 20, 2006. Copyright held by GradeSaver.

Haberman, Donald. Our Town: An American Play. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1989.

Burbank, Rex. Thornton Wilder. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1961.

Margulies, Donald. Foreword to "Our Town." New York: HarperCollins, 2003.

Wilder, Tappan. Afterword to "Our Town." New York: HarperCollins, 2003.

Wilder, Thornton. "A Preface for Our Town," American Characteristics & Other Essays. New York: Harper & Row, 1979.

• Biography of Thornton Wilder
• About Our Town
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Glossary of Terms
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Act I - "Daily Life"
• Summary and Analysis of Act II - "Love and Marriage"
• Summary and Analysis of Act III - "I guess you can reckon what that one's about"
• Related Links on Our Town
• Suggested Essay Questions
• No curtain. No scenery.
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase Our Town and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! Quiz 4
• Message Board on Our Town