The Chrysanthemums

by John Steinbeck

The Chrysanthemums: 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 first line of The Chrysanthemums establishes its setting:

The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world.