Somewhere among the grassy hills of New Hampshire lies a tiny town called Grover's Corners. This village exists in at least one play, "Our Town", written by Thornton Wilder. “Our Town” is a play divided into three acts, respectively “Daily Life”, “Love and Marriage” and “Life and Death”. The play, through each act, describes the world of the tiny town of Grover's Corners and the people who live and communicate in this isolated town. However, unlike other plays, "Our Town" has no scenery when it is performed. There is only a trellis, a table and chairs for those “who need decor”, explains the manager, who acts as narrator. Everything else, including eating a meal, is mimed. Grover's Corners is very similar, but also different from the other small town called Newburgh, the space where this story was born, and the projected comparison of this essay. Surprising things can come up when you compare two things, even a fictional city to a real city. Grover's Corners and Newburgh surprisingly have several things in common, even if it may not seem like it at first. The similarities appear upon closer inspection, like finding gold or precious stones beneath a mountain of rocks and debris. Geographically, Grover's Corners and Newburgh are two rather small settlements, lost in a sea of ​​big cities and the wide, sweeping fields of the United States of America. They are both surrounded by rolling hills and agricultural farms to some extent, and are located in the northern states. They each have a rich history, dating back to the Civil War, and have a railroad and other important buildings a town needs: a post office, town hall, prison, school, etc. Fossils dating from before the anth...... middle of paper ......er's Corners, New Hampshire. Grover's Corners has everything a rural community should have, like Newburgh, but it is less populated than said namesake. Newburgh is modern, but the people of Grover's Corners are considerate and grateful to the Earth (realized in Act III). The setting of “Our Town” sets the tone for the entire story and plays, in a certain sense, a symbolic role. As it relates to today, "Our Town" is considered a "true American play" and is quite unique in the lack of sets and props in its performances. Personal opinion would approve of this, as it allows someone living today to know what it was like to live in early 20th century America, and yet in an isolated community. “Our Town”, as fictional as it is, is a touching play that still relates and identifies with a similar town, despite the great distance that separates it..