"so—people a thousand years from now—this is the way we were in the provinces north of new york at the beginning of the twentieth century.—this is the way we were: in our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our dying." what inferences, or conclusions, can be drawn regarding this statement? wilder would like to write a play set in new york in the distant future. wilder is uninterested in the lives of the people living in grover’s corners. wilder wants more people to marry young. wilder values the beauty and simplicity of daily life.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.