Scribd
Upload
4 views

Setting

Uploaded by

Лера Шацких
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4 views

Setting

Uploaded by

Лера Шацких
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 10

SETTING.

Presented by Shatskih Valeria 31ay


Introduction
The events of the plot are generally localized, i.e. they are set in a
particular place and time. The place and time of the actions of a story
(or novel) form the setting. For the setting the writer selects the
relevant details which would suggest the whole scene. In some stories
the setting is scarcely noticeable, in others it plays a very important
role. The functions of the setting may vary.
11. The setting, especially description of nature, helps to evoke the
necessary atmosphere (or mood), appropriate to the general
intention of the story. It may be an atmosphere of gloom and
foreboding as in Rain by S. Maugham, or a mysterious
atmosphere as in The Oval Portrait by E. A. Poe.
2 2. The setting may reinforce characterization by either paralleling or
contrasting the actions. Thus in S. Maugham’s story Rain the description of
the unceasing rain parallels the actions of Mr. Davidson. The setting here
suggests similarity between his actions and the merciless rain.
3
3. The setting may be a reflection of the inner state of a character,
as in Jane Eyre by Ch. Bronte. The setting reflects remarkably well
the feelings that Jane experiences. The function of the setting in
King Lear by W. Shakespeare is identical. The raging storm reflects
King Lear’s emotional state.
4
4. The setting may place the character in a recognizable realistic
environment. Such a setting may include geographical names and
allusions to historical events. A setting, which is realistic and which
is rendered vividly, tends to increase the credibility of the whole
plot. It means that if the reader accepts the setting as real, he tends
to accept the inhabitants of the setting (i.e. the characters) and their
actions more readily.
5
5. In fiction the setting, especially domestic interiors, may serve to reveal
certain features of the character. Such settings may be viewed as:
metonymic, or metaphoric, expressions of a character. This function of the
setting may be illustrated by the role Mr. Bounderby’s house plays in Hard
Times by Ch. Dickens.
6 6. When the theme and the main problem involves
the conflict between man and nature, the setting
becomes in effect the chief antagonist whom the
hero must overcome, as in The Old Man and the sea
by E. Hemingway.
The setting in a story may perform either one or
several functions simultaneously. It should be also
noted that characters, actions, conflict and setting
work together to accomplish the author’s purpose.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

You might also like