Answer:
The speaker believes that the tourists only felt obligated to visit these historic places. They were not ready to truly appreciate and reflect on the true meaning of these sites.
Evidence:
Lines 7-11 of the poem
<em>tourists who would rather be </em>
<em>somewhere else </em>
<em>but who wait here on stairs</em>
<em>so steep they must rise </em>
<em>to some occasion</em>
Explanation:
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who hid in a house with her family during the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi's were millions of Jews were killed. Van Gogh was a famous artist known for his painting but who would later take his life at the young age of 37.
The tourists visited these two historic sites without having any deep emotional attachment to the plight of these people. As soon as they were done with Anne Frank's house, they were hurrying off to the Van Gogh museum where they would still not have deep attachments to.
"You'll manage rehearsals, actors, technicians, props and costume fittings, and liaise with front-of-house staff and the director. You'll need to have a good understanding of both the technical and artistic elements of a performance so you can ensure it is delivered exactly to the director's requirements."
So basically, a stage manager is like the manager of everything, it's an important job. You'll have to make sure everything is in order and that everything is how it's supposed to be, like the clothing, the place where people will be acting, etc.
For the Stage Manager in Our Town, I wouldn't know as I haven't read the bok.
I agree that we should care instead of just ignoring it. that’s like saying as home owners, should you care about your home (aka if the rooms are messy, cabinets are dusty and stuff).
Illusion. (n.) a false idea; something that one seems to see or be aware of that really does not exist.
