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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
Part I
Explanation and Analysis:
“The Monkey’s Paw” is set in rural England at the turn of the 20th century. At the time, England had colonial control over India, and many English soldiers—like Sergeant-Major Morris in the story—served abroad in India. Morris regales the White family with tales of his over 20 years in the colonized nation, as seen in the following passage:
At the third glass his eyes got brighter, and he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of wild scenes and doughty deeds; of wars and plagues and strange peoples.
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