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"All that can happen in a THOUSAND days" |
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- It was said by the stage manager as he was explaining to the audiance the significance of a thousand days.
- It makes every little detail seem more important
- Page 47
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| "Both of those ladies cooked 3 meals a day--one of em' for 20 years, the other forty-- and no summer vacation. They brought up 2 children apiece, washed, cleaned the house,-and never a nervous breakdown." |
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- The stage manager puts enphasis on the fact that the two women contribute alot to their families and they still hav'nt gone insane.
- Page 49
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| "You've got to love life to have life, and you've got to have life to love life" |
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- The stage manager says this to show that you should appreciate the life that was given to you. You should cherish and love it.
- Page 49
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| "I always expect a man to be perfect and i think he should be" |
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- Emily tells george that she expects a man to be perfect which shows how clueless and young she is
- Page 66
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| "Maybe letters from Grover's Corners would'nt be so interesting after a while" |
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- Emily is talking to george and she feels like George will be off in college meeting other people and letters from Grover's Corners would'nt be as interesting
- Page 69
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"The real hero of this scene isn't on the stage at all" |
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- The stage manager is referring to God when he's talking about the real hero
- Page 75
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| "We all know that nature's interested in quantity; but I think she's interested in quality, too, -that's why Im in the ministry" |
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- The stage manager realizes that most people only worry about what or how much they have, but some people learn to enjoy and love the simple things in life as well
- Page 75
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| "And dont forget all the other witnesses at this wedding,- the ancestors. Millions of them. Most of them set out to live two-by-two, also. Millions of them." |
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- The stage manager is saying how all of the ancestors are watching over them and how most people have weddings but it doent make their wedding any less significant.
- Page 74
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| "I just like to see young people happy, don't you?" |
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- Mrs. Soames really apprieciates the fact that emily and George are happy
- Page 81
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| " Well if you love me, help me. All i want is someone to love me, and i mean for EVER. Do you hear? For ever and ever." |
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- Emily wants to know that someone loves her and that shes not alone anymore
- Page 80
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| " I always say: happiness, that's the great thing! The important thing is to be happy." |
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- Mrs. Soames really realizes that happiness is what really matters.
- Page 82
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