What role did ministers play in early american life?
a. they were less often educated than other american settlers.
b. they were entrusted to record the experiences of american settlers.
c. they often wrote short stories and novels in their free time.
d. they wrote sermons to inspire others and to communicate the will of god.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. nice town, y'know what i mean? nobody very remarkable ever come out of it, s'far as we know. the earliest tombstones in the cemetery up there on the mountain say 1670-1680-they're grovers and cartwrights and gibbses and herseys-same names as are around here now. in at least one hundred words, discuss the significance of the stage manager's narration in our town. analyze the text in terms of its tone, word choice, and meaning. what purpose does this narration serve in the play?