Can you give some examples of different types of setting in a story?

Answer 1

Take 'The Great Gatsby'. The geographical setting is Long Island and New York City in the 1920s. The city represents the fast - paced, glamorous, and somewhat corrupt world of the Jazz Age. The cultural setting includes the flapper culture, the rise of consumerism, and the social divide between the old money and new money classes. The temporal setting of the Roaring Twenties is evident in the parties, the music, and the general hedonistic lifestyle. Another example is 'Harry Potter'. The physical setting includes Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a magical castle full of secret passages and magical creatures. The historical setting is a parallel world to our own, but with a long history of magic and wizardry, and the temporal setting is contemporary to the time when the books were written in terms of the Muggle world, while in the wizarding world it has its own time - keeping systems and historical events.

Answer 2

Sure. In 'The Lord of the Rings', the physical setting is Middle - earth, which includes various landscapes like the Shire (a peaceful rural area), Mordor (a desolate and dangerous land), and Fangorn Forest (a mysterious and ancient forest). The historical setting is a fictional pre - industrial era with its own cultures and languages. Another example is 'Pride and Prejudice'. The geographical setting is mainly rural England. The cultural setting is the upper - class society of the early 19th century with its strict social hierarchies, rules of courtship, and genteel manners. The temporal setting is also the early 19th century, which affects the way the characters dress, travel, and interact.

Answer 3

Well, consider 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. The physical setting is a small southern town in the United States. The town has a courthouse, a school, and residential areas which are important parts of the story. The historical setting is during the Great Depression and the era of racial segregation in the South. This historical context shapes the story's themes of inequality and justice. In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', the physical setting is a fantastical world full of strange creatures and environments like the Cheshire Cat's tree and the Queen of Hearts' castle. There's no real historical setting in the traditional sense as it's a work of pure fantasy, but it has its own internal rules and cultures within this made - up world.