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Setting

Setting. When and where a story takes place. As the place of fiction, setting is generally a physical locale that shapes a story's mood, its emotional aura or quality. Real or imaginary, concrete or symbolic, a moment or an eternity, setting is the dramatic backdrop for a story.

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Setting

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  1. Setting When and where a story takes place

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

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

  4. Why is Setting Important?

  5. Setting is important because... Setting reveals prevailing atmosphere or mood Time and place affect the outcome of the story.

  6. Setting is important because... • setting shows internalandexternalconflicts • setting highlights potential contrastsbetween characters or ideas

  7. Setting is important because... • setting can determine the fate of the protagonist • setting reflects characterand often embodies theme.

  8. 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…”

  9. …we might conclude that there is something anti-social, isolated, and stale, maybe even unnatural, about his project and his way of learning.

  10. Roles of Setting How does Setting function in literature?

  11. as a mirrorto reflectwhat is going on inside the characters as a moldto shapethe characters into who they are Roles of Setting:

  12. Setting may also act... • as achallengeproviding a test for the character to reveal his or her true self • as an alien settingthat creates a sense of exile and loss

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

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

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

  16. 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.

  17. Types of Setting • Physical Setting • GeographicalSetting • Cultural Setting • Historical Setting

  18. Types of Setting Physical Setting

  19. Physical Setting • Time of day • Season • Weather / Temperature • Indoors/Outdoors

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

  21. Types of Setting Geographical Setting

  22. 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

  23. Types of Setting Cultural Setting:

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

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

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

  27. Types of Setting Historical Setting

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

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

  30. Clock time: This can be used to provide suspense or create certain moods or feelings—time is also an important literary symbol.

  31. Seasonal time The seasons or a span of time associated with a particular activity may be important as a symbol.

  32. "Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else...” --Eudora Welty

  33. End of presentation.

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