I Have a Dream Speech
by Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream Speech: 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
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

The setting of this speech is complex. In a literal sense, King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, with the audience stretching out around the Reflecting Pool toward the Washington Monument, within the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. The speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a demonstration attended by some 250,000 Americans from all over the country. (King would describe in his speech how important it was that attendees of the speech were from all over the country and that they could bring his vision back home with them.)