Setting

=Writing Assignment:= Read "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and pay careful attention to setting as you read it. In an essay of 500 words reflect on the following questions:
 * What details in the story suggest the time and place in which it is set?
 * Is setting central to the story?
 * If the action were transplanted to some other place and time, how would the story change?


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 * __SETTING__** -- The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. For some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is not. There are several aspects of a story's setting to consider when examining how setting contributes to a story (some, or all, may be present in a story):

a) **place** - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? b) **time** - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) c) **weather conditions** - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? d) **social conditions** - What is the daily life of the character's like? Does the story contain local color (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? e) **mood or atmosphere** - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?