ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined location, like Middle Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Similarly, the when can be a real time period (past or present) or imagined (the future).

Detailed explanation-2: -The setting of a story can change throughout the plot. The environment includes geographical location such as beach or mountains, the climate and weather, and the social or cultural aspects such as a school, theatre, meeting, club, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -A setting can be a real time period and geographical location or a fictional world and unfamiliar time period. Setting also includes the physical landscape, climate, weather, and the societal and cultural surroundings that serve as a backdrop for the action. Setting is revealed through the exposition of a story.

Detailed explanation-4: -A setting is the time and place in which a story is told. All stories have settings-even this one.