Setting
The time and place where the story occurs. According to Myers "The major elements of setting are the time, the place, and the social environment that frames the characters" (2118). The setting also sets the mood to prepare the reader for what will occur later in the story. Myers also states that "writers choose a particular setting because of traditional association with that setting that are closely related to the action of the story" (2118). For example, romance stories usually take place in exoctic locations. According to Singleton and Millet, setting is "the total environment" (1198) of the story.
Works Cited
- Beardsley, Monroe C. "Theme and Form". 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall 1969.
- Meyer, Michael. "The Bedford Introduction to Liturature Reading, Thinking, and Writing". 4th ed. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin Press 1996.
- Millet, Stanton and Ralph H. Singleton, eds. "An Introduction to Literature". Cleveland: The World Publishing Company 1966.