Comparing Louise Erdrich's A Wedge Of Shade And A Reptile

In the novel, setting is important towards the interiors, as the vast majority of the novel is set within the closed, confined space, the interior, of the

I think she uses the setting as a symbol of the affair because It is the driving force behind the story, and as the storm begins, climaxes and ends so does the affair and the story.

The setting in A Cask of Amontillado and in A Poison Tree is used to convey the theme and reveals the chain of suppressed anger, revenge, and violence. In A Poison Tree, the author uses a tree to show the growing anger and creates a fake setting /reality to show how he killed a man. The setting is the tree which he is growing. “And I water’d it in fears night

The selection of the setting, as well as highlighting aspects of the setting evokes certain atmospheres and sensations in the reader. It can also provoke specific emotions and responses. The Bone Sparrow uses setting to reflect the society and place in which a character lives, influence the characters behaviour, and invoke emotional responses. In the quote, “One of those days when the sun burns down at you from the sky...days like this get my skin creeping and everything feels too jangly and loud and scratchy”, shows the setting inside the camp and what Subhi experiences from his point of view. The same passage also tells us that Subhi only has one bottle of water left, and how all the kids get to share a small inflatable pool, which is considered a pleasure/treat. It shows us more of Subhi’s hardships and conditions inside the camp, which evokes sympathy from me as a reader, and can change my perspective by making me more informed and aware. This shows how point of view can influence and change perspective.

Time period and contextual significance – The time period is significant because of all of the conflict that is happening. The conflict that is going on in Germany affectsn many characters in the book.

Although, people are unique and have different stories to tell they can connect despite the similarities and differences. Louise Erdrich wrote two short stories called,"A Wedge of Shade" and "The Reptile Garden".

With the very first words, Jackson begins to establish the environment for her plot. To begin, she tells the reader that the story takes place on an early summer morning. This helps in providing a focus of the typicality of this small town, a normal rural

Many writers use setting to establish the theme of a literary work. In Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, the setting establishes three overall themes of the work as the contrasting regions of the Congo and the United States, arrogant dominance, and injustice. The Poisonwood Bible gives to readers all the gruesome details of the most recent history of the Congo, the truth about living through it, and the vast differences between two lifestyles: that of those who sat contently in their pleasant, undemanding lives during the late 20th century, and that of those who weren’t so privileged, but were also content in their own ways.

In the very first chapter the author uses imagery to describe the setting where the story starts. “ On the sandy bank under the

In the novel, setting is important towards the interiors, as the vast majority of the novel is set within the closed, confined space, the interior, of the

Strangely enough, setting as an element in literature does not get a lot of attention as other elements in literature. However, the setting can be very useful to both the reader and the author. In most cases, the setting can help the story reveal many things. In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, this is clearly shown. The setting in “The Things They Carried” introduced the story as a whole.

The term setting is defined as an environment in a story. The setting may provide useful information about the location or timing, thus, the setting might also be very descriptive. Social conditions and depictions of unique features can be observed through the setting of a story. Although, the setting may or may not have an impact on characters in diverse fashions, the overall setting influences the characters throughout the novel because it had affected each character’s decision or point of view of a certain subject. In the novel The Other Side Of The Bridge, the author Mary Lawson displays how the setting influences a character's decision in life through the lack of opportunities forcing the characters to leave Straun. Eventually, Jake left Straun for a different city to portray his dream, his conversation Ian and trying to convince him to leave Straun as well and his emotions through his father's death. In addition, Ian going to Toronto for university, the pressure of becoming a doctor and his decision of not returning home. Furthermore, Ian’s mother leaving Straun for Toronto as she would like to go to a big city and not stay in a small city for the rest of her life.

This setting sets up the plot, and the author made a great choice of where and when to place this

He describes it in such detail because he wants to describe the setting in a way that appeals to the reader. Opinions may vary, but when I read the first page I automatically thought of a place abundant in greenery and animals. Maybe even a forest with a running river. But then later on in the book he describes the setting in a very opposite manner.

The novel is set in Yorkshire, a barren landscape in an isolated region of Northern England. The detailed descriptions of the environment allow the mood and tone of the novel to be revealed.