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Setting is “the background against which action
takes place. The elements making up a setting are:
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the geographical location, its topography, scenery, and such physical arrangements as the location of the windows and doors in a room
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the occupations and daily manner of living of the characters
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the time or period in which the action takes place, for example, epoch in history or season of the year
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the general environment of the characters, for example, religious, mental, moral, social, and emotional conditions”
― A Handbook to Literature, 11th edition, by William Harmon
