Part one of term paper
This essay will explain the role of Gossip in Thornton Wilder’s “ Our Town”. It will analyze the positive and negative effects of gossip as seen in the play. This essay will also include support from the play to substanciate the theories mentioned. First, this essay will talk about the positive then the negative effects of gossip. On ...

Part two of term paper
... serious going on in the world since Wednesday [Dr. Gibbs]. Yessir. My schoolteacher, Miss Foster, ‘s getting married to a fella over in Concord [Joe Crowell, Jr.] (Wilder, 828).” Gossip allows people to learn more about their community without having to ask each person what is going on in their lives. Instead people talk about others thus creating gossip. An example of a conversation about a birth of a baby is when Howie Newsome sees Dr. Gibbs and asks if something is wrong. “Somebody si ...