White Noise
by Don DeLillo

White Noise: Setting 1 key example

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:

White Noise primarily takes place in the town of Blacksmith, containing the College on the Hill where Jack works, near the more populous Iron City. All these places are fictional, but they seem to be based on cities in the American midwest. This is due to the place-names based in metallurgy, fitting with the historical steel-making industries in that region.