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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
Key Examples in Man’s Search for Meaning
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
The setting of Part I of Man's Search for Meaning—the memoir portion—is the Nazi concentration camps during WWII.
In particular, Frankl names camps such as Auschwitz (located in Poland) and Dachau (located in Germany) as the sites of certain encounters throughout his narration, and he describes traveling between camps as well. The events of Part I occur between 1942 and 1945, the duration of Frankl’s imprisonment. These dates in Frankl’s life often correspond with wider historical events, such as the American liberation of the concentration camps in 1945.
