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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 Beautiful Era:
“The Necklace” takes place in Paris during the late 19th century, a period of time known as La Belle Époque (the “beautiful era”). This period fell between 1871 and the beginning of the First World War (1914), a period of peace and economic prosperity in Europe in which Paris became the cultural, technological, and economic capital of the region. The nation was greatly enriched by the Industrial Revolution, which also exacerbated existing class divisions and inequality.
