Week Four

Setting was the topic for this week. We went over the importance of setting and how setting can be achieved through the use of symbols and imagery.

Setting plays a big role in a story. The setting of a story is the where and when. Without this information, the reader cannot form a proper overview of events. Different places and different time periods have unique environments that will impact the story. Something as basic as describing the outfit a woman is wearing can cause confusion if the setting is not properly described. The same outfit worn in different locations or different years can be seen as either commonplace, old fashioned, or can get the poor woman wearing it tied to a burning stake.

I feel that being able to identify the setting of a story is vitally important, and that i will now be able to clear away some of the confusion that comes from a story where the setting is not explicitly stated.