 Setting is where a story takes place. It could mean the Era, Time period, Location.  Setting is important because it also helps include the : Theme and certain motifs.  It also sets the mood for the story.  Example: The Raven: The Mist:

 For our power point presentation to be most effective, you’ll obviously need to remember the Scarlet letter. So we’ll help you out

 Hester Prynn  The letter A  Puritanism society  Adultery  Pearl

 To also understand our power point, you’re going to need to remember The catcher in the rye  So we’ll help you out, again.

 Holden  Pency Prep  The hooker named sunny.  His sister  …………………………………….. If none of those rang a bell to you, you probably didn’t read the book. But anyways, too the main point of this presentation!

 The woods/nature  Puritanism society  The town

 Pency Prep  The city life  The bars  The ghetto  The hotel  His home town/museum

 Basically the setting pans out the whole story of the book, in a way that it makes sense for the time period.  The woods in a literal sense, is evil. That’s why Hester was banished there, but she found peace.  Holden, Left to the city. Where everyone is a phony and he tries to keep his adolescents.

 How the Setting effects Hester Prynn  The town effects on hester  The woods effect on hester  Puritanism effect on hester  How the setting effects Nick  The Town effects on Nick  The hotel/city effects on nick  The home effects on Nick

 The story behind the two books are deeply effected purely based on the setting, and more or less the setting of time.  The 1700’s-scarlett letter  1970’s- Catcher in the Rye  The Woods/City life and how it effected the outcome of each story.

 A highly over looked topic is that,  Trends also come with the setting. And different trends can be seen compared between the novles. For example  Adultery  Loss of innocence  Nature