Question

Explain how wilder directly inserted his theme for the audience in our town

Answer 1

Wilder used the flashback to illustrate his theme that in this life no one appreciates or understands the smallest details of life, the tiny parts that form the pattern of life.

Answer 2

The Stage Manager is Wilder's unique, multi-purpose invention — a part which he himself played on the stage many times. The Stage Manager functions in opposition to the traditional attempt of drama to convince the audience that it is a part of the action onstage. Instead, Wilder has the Stage Manager come to the edge of the stage to remind the audience directly that they are viewers, not participants.

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