As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
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As I Lay Dying: Setting 1 key example

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

Key Examples in As I Lay Dying

Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The novel is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a place that Faulkner returns to in many of his other works. Yoknapatawpha was inspired by the author's real hometown of Lafayette County, Mississippi.