Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five: 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:

In Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim frequently becomes unstuck in time—both literally through time travel and figuratively through memories and recollection—and, as such, the story jumps around from place to place as it jumps from time to time.