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The Importance of the Setting

The Importance of the Setting. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. What is ‘setting’?. An important literary element in most novels Refers to the time period Refers to the geographic location Helps create the mood / atmosphere of the ‘story world’

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The Importance of the Setting

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  1. The Importance of the Setting Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

  2. What is ‘setting’? • An important literary element in most novels • Refers to the time period • Refers to the geographic location • Helps create the mood / atmosphere of the ‘story world’ • Can include cultural, political, social and psychological background as well • Often adds to theme and has symbolic meaning

  3. Settings in Mister Pip • Bougainville (the island itself, inside Matilda’s house, in the classroom) • Wellington • “the spare room” • Modern day England • Note: key settings from Great Expectations are also referred to as a contrast or comparison.

  4. Group Work • Group One Chapters 1 -7 • Group Two Chapters 8-14 • Group Three Chapters 15 -21 • Group Four Chapters 22 - 28 • Divide up the chapters in your group and collect useful quotes about the settings, note imagery used, symbols, significance to themes etc and page numbers.

  5. Set Out Like This for Email Group Number: Recorder: Setting Quotes and Analysis from Chapters … • Quote + page number “…..” • Our Analysis • Proofread and share with group/partner. Email once satisfied jholden@tgc.school.nz

  6. Example e.g. “They saw what the parrots saw, and what the dogs saw while sitting on their scrawny arses snapping their jaws at a passing mosquito” (2) Analysis This creates a picture of the mix of tropical wildlife and domesticated animals in the village. The fact that the dogs are ‘scrawny’ suggests they live by scavenging and the choice of slangsuch as ‘arses’ suggest a relaxed, rustic atmosphere. The onomatopoeia in ‘snapping’ adds to the vividness of the picture by adding sound.

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