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Setting allows the exploration of characters and their surroundings in order to better understand them. "A setting may be simple or elaborate, used to create ambiance, lend credibility or realism, emphasize or accentuate, organize, or even distract the reader" (Endriga). | Setting allows the exploration of characters and their surroundings in order to better understand them. "A setting may be simple or elaborate, used to create ambiance, lend credibility or realism, emphasize or accentuate, organize, or even distract the reader" (Endriga). | ||
In ''Antigone'' by Sophocles, the location is Thebes near Athens in front of the great palace. The story unfolds over a 24-hour time period in 441 B.C. (Mitchell-Boyask 1) From this information, the tone of the story can be detected, and the setting plays a huge role in the story line. | In ''Antigone'' by Sophocles, the location is Thebes near Athens in front of the great palace. The story unfolds over a 24-hour time period in 441 B.C. (Mitchell-Boyask 1). From this information, the tone of the story can be detected, and the setting plays a huge role in the story line. | ||
In ''Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph Conrad, the setting is a little more complicated. Because the story is a reflection of another, the setting varies. The initial story is set on a boat at the mouth of the Thames River at sunset. The story that is told by the narrator is set in various parts of the African Congo. | In ''Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph Conrad, the setting is a little more complicated. Because the story is a reflection of another, the setting varies. The initial story is set on a boat at the mouth of the Thames River at sunset. The story that is told by the narrator is set in various parts of the African Congo. | ||