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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 Narrative of Frederick Douglass
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
The setting of the narrative is primarily Maryland, where Douglass spent his childhood as an enslaved person. There is no permanent place that feels like home to him. Douglass recounts being moved around to different properties in Maryland based on what's happening in the lives of his enslavers. For instance, in Chapter 5, he is sent away from the plantation where he has spent his early childhood. He goes to live with Hugh and Sophia Auld to take care of their son. The Aulds live in Baltimore. Later, when Captain Anthony (Douglass's original enslaver) dies, Douglass is relieved that he is allowed to stay in Baltimore instead of being sent elsewhere.
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