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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:
Victor Hugo's Les Misérables takes place between the years 1815 and 1832 in France. During these politically tumultuous years, several regimes ascended and fell. Until 1824, Louis XVIII sat on the throne, after which the authoritarian Charles X took charge. His reign ended in 1830 with the July Revolution, when insurrectionists successfully drove Charles X out of Paris. Louis-Philippe then became king, beginning the July Monarchy. Throughout Louis-Philippe's reign, lower- and working-class citizens revolted with the classic barricade technique—such as in the failed June Rebellion of 1832—and finally succeeded in 1848.
