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Definition of Setting
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... read full definition
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... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
“A Rose for Emily” is set in a small town named Jefferson, the county seat of Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. Yoknapatawpha County is a fictional setting where many of Faulkner’s novels and short stories take place and is loosely based on Lafayette County, Mississippi. The name Yoknapatawpha is derived from two Chickasaw words, Yocona and petopha, meaning “split land.” The land Yoknapatawpha County is built upon belonged to the Chickasaw tribe until European settlers arrived, who sowed large plantation farms. These descriptions play an important part in how Faulkner roots and sets his stories. Jefferson is based on Lafayette County’s capital, Oxford, where Faulkner himself grew up.
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