People often make a mental note to themselves about what or where the setting is, and how the storyline revolves around the setting. Some people tend to use that setting and their knowledge of such places to visualize the story. There are some people who look/skip directly over the setting, and still somehow manage to visualize the story. But if you think about it one of the main things that people say when they ask about important characteristics of a story, is the setting.
One example where the setting plays into the storyline is Lord of the Flies; in the book, the main setting is on a deserted island with upper-class boys who must learn how to work together to survive. As stated, the setting is a deserted island meaning that it has some resources, but the question is how many? They must ration their supplies so that they can survive and with the visualization of the island you can make inferences about the materials or items they are working with.
While that was just one example and a little ranting, the main point of this post is to say that the setting is important. While other stories may use it more subtly than others, it is still there for a reason and makes contributions to the readers understanding of the overall idea in a story. So, in conclusion as the title says; Setting is key.
That's a very interesting point on setting, I like the Lord of the Flies reference!
ReplyDeleteI agree that setting is very important, but would it be possible to write a book or story in which the setting is unknown and it still be considered a "good" novel?
ReplyDeleteI feel like that is a more individual opinion, one person may say yes and another could say no.
DeleteSetting is very important, and you made some great points on why that is. I personally like pay close attention to the setting of a book so I can visualize it better. I also agree that the setting of the Lord of the Flies plays a key role into the storyline of the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I think setting really helps add to the purpose of the book. Many books wouldn't make sense if they were written in some other place. I like how you mention Lord of the Flies!
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