ANALYZING SETTING IN A STORY
Title of Selection: _________________________________________________________________
Author:
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Questions
to Ask About Setting
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Responses
from the Story
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1. What is the setting? Historical period? Country or locale? Season of the year? Weather?
Time of day? What are the
sights? Sounds? Tastes?
Smells? What other details
establish a sense of place?
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2. Are
the characters in conflict with the setting?
What do the characters want?
Does the setting keep them from getting what they want?
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3. What
does the setting tell us about the characters? What feelings or attitudes do the
characters reveal toward the setting?
Fear? Pleasure? Challenge?
Dislike? Respect? Other feelings or attitudes?
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4. How
would you describe the atmosphere or mood created by the setting? Is it gloomy? Cheerful?
Mysterious? Threatening? Other descriptions?
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