Setting

Setting


The setting of a story, play, or even a movie, is where the actions are taking place. Its the date, time, place, and even the surroundings. The things around the characters are what you classify as the setting.

Example
"The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one hand, his grey shirt stuck to him and his hair was plastered to his forehead. All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat. He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, ﬂashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another." Taken from page 1 from the onlinebook.

Why does this explain setting? The description of the lagoon, the scar, the jungle, all the broken and dead trees as well as the healthy ones, all are a part of the setting. The setting tells you what you need to know, similart to how you know they are in a tropical place right away from just these small descriptions.