美國劇作家懷爾德鑒於寫實劇的視覺刺激，如上癮般索求無度，反將觀眾阻隔於舞臺之外。於是他用最簡單的方式講述一個最普通的小鎮故事：透過3幕劇，講述兩個平凡家庭13年間的生活點滴、愛情與死亡。懷爾德要將觀眾帶回聽故事時最純粹的狀態，並在走出戲院後，懂得「珍惜生命中每一刻」。
聚焦賞析：作者用平常容易忽略的觀點，闡述日常生活中週而復始的小事。其中的點點滴滴，展現了生活中存在的威嚴與平凡。
　
The American Playwright Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) untraditionally blocks his audience far away from the stage edge because of their obsession with bringing about the optical shock in realist dramas. He tells of a tale about a little town with a most economic ways—only with three scenes—describing two household of commoners’ life, love and death all throughout 13 years. Wilder leads his audience back to the most pure state while they’re listening to the story. And he wants them learn how to “cherish every moment” after leaving the theatre.
Focus：The author takes on the most easily ingored perspective to elaborate the recurrent trivial things in our daily lives. Every single piece of our lives are the demonstration of existential dignity and humbleness.