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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 This Side of Paradise
Book 2, Chapter 5: The Egotist Becomes a Personage
Explanation and Analysis:
This Side of Paradise is set in a world of wealth and privilege during the Jazz Age. The plot plays out against the backdrop of Amory Blaine's luxurious familial estate amongst the midwestern "aristocracy" in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the elite halls of Princeton, the overwhelming mess of New York City, and the front lines of World War One.
