7. setting (2).pptx

Setting When and where a story takes place ©2010 As the place of fiction, setting is generally a physical locale that shapes a story's mood, its emotional atmosphere or quality. The context is the interconnected circumstances within the environment. ©2010 Real or imag...

Setting When and where a story takes place ©2010 As the place of fiction, setting is generally a physical locale that shapes a story's mood, its emotional atmosphere or quality. The context is the interconnected circumstances within the environment. ©2010 Real or imaginary, concrete or symbolic, a moment or an eternity, setting is the dramatic backdrop for a story. ©2010  Setting is important because... Setting reveals prevailing atmosphere or mood. If the time or place setting of the story changes, consider how the changes alter the outcome of the story. ©2010  Setting is important because... Setting shows internal and external conflicts. Setting highlights potential contrasts between characters or ideas. ©2010  Setting is important because... Setting can determine the fate of the protagonist Setting reflects character and often embodies theme ©2010 Consider the impact of this context & setting… ©2010  What types of characters might live here? What types of conflicts might arise due to this setting? What mood is revealed? What year do you think this is? What thematic elements might be present? Setting can be extremely influential to a novel’s impact. ©2010  Roles of Setting: as a mirror to reflect what is going on inside the characters as a mold to shape the characters into who they are ©2010  Setting may also act... as a challenge providing a test for the character to reveal his or her true self as an alien setting that creates a sense of exile and loss ©2010  The setting may be an escape which allows more whimsical and fantastic parts of the character to be expressed. The setting itself may be an antagonist. An external force may enter the setting and change it, causing conflict for the characters. ©2010 Two settings may also come into conflict with each other, causing disagreement in the characters who must live in them and perhaps have to choose between them. ©2010  "Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else... Fiction depends for its life on place. Place is the crossroads of circumstance, the proving ground of, What happened? Who's here? Who's coming?..." --Eudora Welty http://www.qcc.mass.edu/booth/255/ ©2010  Types of Setting Physical Setting Geographical Setting Cultural Setting Historical Setting ©2010  Physical Setting  Time of day  Season  Weather / Temperature  Indoors/Outdoors ©2010  Physical Setting Physical Setting  Type of room/building  Objects  Colors  Imagery—5 senses ©2010  A note about time: Clock time: This can be used to provide suspense or create certain moods or feelings. Time is also an important literary symbol. Seasonal time: The seasons or a span of time associated with a particular activity may be important as a symbol. ©2010  Geographical Setting Location country region (north/south, upper/lower end) province/state/city neighborhood street floor/level (basement, attic etc...) urban / rural / suburban ©2010 Cultural Setting: the values, ideals, and attitudes of a place Non-physical cultural setting includes influences such as: – education, – social standing, – economic class – religious belief Physical cultural setting includes characters‘: – dialogue – thoughts – statements – behaviors ©2010  Historical Setting Time period, year, reign of a leader, President, role of government, major recent events, transportation, crop yield, epidemics, wars, natural disasters, etc... can establish a psychological or sociological understanding of behaviors and attitudes. ©2010