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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:
More published Utopia in 1516. The novel makes reference to many contemporaneous historical events, occurring both in More's native England and in other countries during this time period. In Book One, More references rebellions in Scotland and wars in France, in addition to other timely social issues. The two most prominent of these are the involvement of philosophers in governance and capital punishment for stealing. Both social issues—concerns of More and his contemporaries—influence the setting in the novel: Utopia is a setting entirely derived in response to unaddressed problems in English society.
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