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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 The Mill on the Floss
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
The Mill on the Floss takes place in St. Ogg’s, a fictional town in Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire is in the Midlands of England (or, the middle of the country), a key site of the Industrial Revolution. This location explains the importance of Dorlcote Mill (the Tulliver family mill) as an industrial mill that brings in money for the Tulliver family (and has for several generations). This location also explains why there are no aristocratic people in the novel who have inherited wealth—in the Midlands at this period in time, most people were involved in industry and commerce.
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