Setting Flashcards
What is setting?
Setting is the place, time, and atmosphere in a story
What might the place incude?
Place might include physical location, climate, weather.
What the time might include?
Time might include the year, season, day, time of day.
What might the Atmosphere includes?
Atmosphere includes the customs, stated laws/rules, and unspoken rules of a place. The atmosphere in a story can deeply affect a character.
If the author does not tell you where the story takes place how might you figure that out?
Pay attention to descriptions of physical places and how characters speak and dress to determine where a story takes place.
If the author does not tell you when the story takes place how might you figure that out?
Look first to the types of tools and technology in the story you can also look at how characters speak and dress to figure out when a story takes place.
Does he setting stay the smae over the corse of a story?
No