Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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 6. BOOK REVIEW THE UOIIAH OF VIDROS by Thorton Wilder Thorton Wilder, was born in the year 1897« He was an American novelist and playwright, who wrote many interesting books. He graduated from Yale University, and was an instruc- tor in English at Lawreneeville, Academy, and the University of Chicago. Two of his most interesting novels are, The Bridge of San Luis Rey , and Heaven’s my Destination. Two of his best plays are The Angels that Troubled the Waterfront , and'Our Town. This story, The Woman of Andros , takes place on an is- land in lireeoe. Two men are seated in a tavern, talking in low tones about their children. Simo, a shipbuilder, had a son, whom through custom, Chremes believed should marry his daughter. But Pamphilus, Simo’s son, was interested in a strange woman, Who had come to the island. She v;as very beautiful and spent her nights intertaining the young men of the island, and reading poetry to them. She was called The Women of Andros , and every woman on the island hated her. This woman had a young sister, Glycerium, whom she kept hid from the rest. But one day, Glycerium disobeyed, her sister’s orders, and went for a -walk along the shore. There she met Pamphilus, and they fell madly in love. By the time her sister had decided to let her see the outside world by daylighc, Glycerium had to admit to Chrysis, as the Woman of Andros was called, that she was going to have Pamphilus’s child. Chrysis was dumbfounded but, as she lay on ner dying bed, agreed to let them get married. Yet Pamphilus5s parents would not hear of it, so Glycerium was sent away. A few months later Glycerium’s naid begged Pamphilus’s father to rescue her mistress from being sold as a slave. He did so, and as she was not well, took her into his home. Once they got to know her they grew to love and respect her, but it was too late, because before Pamphilus and Glycerium could get married, Glycerium and her new born baby were dead.