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Through the drama, Our Town, dramatist, Thornton Wilder, expresses his concern that humans need to appreciate even the smallest occurrences in life. Wilder proposes the universal theme of young love. After the high school’s brightest girl, Emily Webb, starts noticing the baseball star, George Gibbs, Webb starts to ponder whether she is pretty or not. While talking with her mother, Webb questions, “Am I pretty enough… to get anybody… to get people interested in me?” (20). In addition, the audience can reminisce the moment they were in love when Gibbs says, “ I think that once you’ve found a person you’re very fond of…I mean a person who’s fond of you too, Well I think that’s just as important as college is, and even more so.” (44). Gibbs expresses his love at a young age and changes his plans in order to be with Webb. Similarly, famous artist and illustrator, Norman Rockwell, greets the topic of young love though his painting, After the Prom. The painting depicts the scene where Gibbs and Webb first realize they are in love with each other. In conclusion, even though young love looks insignificant with a broad picture of a whole lifetime, the journeys of young love express the human need to appreciate even the smallest occurrences in life.

Works Cited Rockwell, Norman. After the Prom. 1957. 11 December 07  Wilder, Thornton. Three Plays. NY: Avon Books, 1976.