An Analysis on the Differences in Setting

640 Words2 Pages

Setting has always been the number one thing to focus on in all stories beside characters and plot development. Yet, setting has a huge part in both of those things as well. Setting has such a wide variety of things writers could choose from which is why the reason so many people focus on it is. Every little detail read describes the setting or puts a vivid image in the reader’s mind which is really the main focus of writing. If the readers have nothing to picture, then there is no story or point in reading that certain text. In the texts of The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man of the Temple, there are many similarities and differences that influence the character and story events through place, time, and culture. To start, the stories of The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man of the Temple can be compared and contrasted through place. In The Man to Send Rain Clouds, one of the main places that are different from the other text would be the graveyard or the place of the burial. This was a small part in the short story but also a big part as well as the entire story was pretty much based around it. The text of The Man to Send Rain Clouds reads, “The priest looked at them and saw a pile of jackets, gloves, and scarves in the yellow, dry tumbleweeds that grew in the graveyard.” This shows a little description of the dry place. The Old Man of the Temple on the other hand takes place mainly in front of the old temple. The characters drive in front of the temple, then all the action takes place there from there on out. It also gives descriptive words about the temple having mounds of old brick and the walls were awry. Both stories do a very good job describing the place. Also, time has a big part in the setting in the short stor... ... middle of paper ... ... drastically when the old man takes over Doss. It is still the modern new time, but the old man makes it seem as though it is hundreds of years before. Both stories used culture to describe the settings but both in a very different way. Clearly, setting is the most important thing not only when it comes to short stories, but all stories as well. It can change drastically in a matter of seconds and set the tone for the entire story. It influences the story and characters very majorly as they feed off of one another. Both texts use setting in many different ways to make the story come alive. Obviously, in the texts The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man of the Temple there are many similarities and differences that influence the character and story events through place, time, and culture. Works Cited The Man to Send Rain Clouds Old Man of the Temple

Open Document