Setting (153-173)
Lukens

Setting involves time and place.  Integral settings are when an action, character, or theme are influenced by the time and place.  In an integral setting the writer must describe it in concrete details, relying on sensory pictures and vivid comparisons to make the setting so clear that the reader understands how this story is closely related to this particular place.  In backdrop settings the setting is generalized and universal.

What is the setting?________________________________________

 

 


Is the setting integral or backdrop?

 

   

Is the setting portrayed as the antagonist?

 

 

 

How does the setting effect the mood in the story?

 

 

 

 

 

Are there instances of allegory in the story?

 


Does the setting clarify conflict?

 

 

 

How does the setting illuminate the character?

 

 

 

Is the setting symbolic of something else?