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Setting : 

Setting When and where a story takes place

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As the place of fiction, setting is generally a physical locale that shapes a story's mood, its emotional aura or quality.

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Real or imaginary, concrete or symbolic, a moment or an eternity, setting is the dramatic backdrop for a story.

Why is Setting Important? : 

Why is Setting Important?

Setting is important because... : 

Setting is important because... Setting reveals prevailing atmosphere or mood If the time or place setting of the story changes, consider how the changes alter the outcome of the story.

Setting is important because... : 

setting shows internal and external conflicts setting highlights potential contrasts between characters or ideas Setting is important because...

Setting is important because... : 

setting can determine the fate of the protagonist setting reflects character and often embodies theme. Setting is important because...

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If Victor Frankenstein does all of his experiments in "a solitary chamber, or rather a cell, at the top of the house, and separated from all the other apartments by a staircase" we might conclude that there is something anti-social, isolated, and stale, maybe even unnatural, about his project and his way of learning.

Roles of Setting How does Setting function in literature? : 

Roles of Setting How does Setting function in literature?

Roles of Setting: : 

Roles of Setting: as a mirror to reflect what is going on inside the characters as a mold to shape the characters into who they are

Setting may also act... : 

Setting may also act... as a challenge providing a test for the character to reveal his or her true self as an alien setting that creates a sense of exile and loss

Setting may also act... : 

as an escape which allows more whimsical and fantastic parts of the character to be expressed. Setting may also act...

Another impact of setting: : 

An external force may enter the setting and change it, causing conflict for the characters. Another impact of setting:

Setting may also act... : 

Setting may also act... As an antagonist, causing conflict with the main character

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Two settings may also come into conflict with each other, causing conflict in the characters who must live in them and perhaps have to choose between them.

Types of Setting : 

Types of Setting Physical Setting Geographical Setting Cultural Setting Historical Setting

Physical Setting : 

Physical Setting Time of day Season Weather / Temperature Indoors/Outdoors

Physical Setting: : 

Physical Setting: Type of room/building Objects Colors Imagery—5 senses

Geographical Setting : 

Geographical Setting Location, including country (Japan, Mexico, Scotland) region (north/south, upper/lower end) state/ city neighborhood street floor/level (basement, attic etc...) urban / rural / suburban

Cultural Setting: the values, ideals, and attitudes of a place : 

Cultural Setting: the values, ideals, and attitudes of a place Physical Cultural Setting & Non-Physical Cultural Setting

Physical Cultural Setting: : 

Physical Cultural Setting: Dialogue Clothing Iconography Routines Decoration All of these factors establish the physical cultural setting

Non-physical cultural setting: : 

Non-physical cultural setting: Education Social standing Economic class Religious belief These factors establish the non-physical cultural setting

Historical Setting : 

Historical Setting Time period/Year Reign of a leader or President Role of government Major historical events These historical factors can establish a psychological or sociological understanding of behaviors and attitudes.

Historical Setting : 

Historical Setting More Historical factors: Transportation Crop yield Epidemics Wars Economy Natural disasters

A note about time: : 

A note about time: Clock time: this can be used to provide suspense or create certain moods or feelings—time is also an important literary symbol. Seasonal time: the seasons or a span of time associated with a particular activity may be important as a symbol.

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"Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else... Fiction depends for its life on place. Place is the crossroads of circumstance, the proving ground of, What happened? Who's here? Who's coming?..." --Eudora Welty

How will your setting function? : 

How will your setting function? End of presentation.