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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:
“The Dead” is set in early 20th-century Dublin (like the other stories in Dubliners), and specifically, at the home owned by Kate and Julia, Gabriel Conroy’s aunts, at Christmastime. Joyce's vivid imagery brings their bustling house, and the lively Christmas party, into focus, with elaborate descriptions of their Christmas meal, their formal outfits, and the traditional songs the guests and hostesses perform.
