How does the author convey the theme to the author in Our Town?

-through word choice

-explicitly through the stage manager

-implicitly

-characterization

I think it is the last one.

The correct answer is explicitly through Stage Manager. He is the one who tells the audience the events in Emily's life. He also answers Emily's main question about appreciating life or the main theme of the play. It is not through the implicitly because the author is very direct. The authors words are also straightforward. The author's characters are defined by the Stage Manager. Thus the Stage Manager is the key.