Comparing the Setting of Two Tales

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While the setting for Sherman Alexie's "This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" differ, their settings develop different themes and perspectives. These two stories are similar in some ways and different in others because, one is in the Northwest of Arizona vs. the Deep South. Depending on where you are can determine the mood, tone, and sometimes it can even symbolize something. In “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” the settings change throughout the story. As for “A Rose for Emily” the setting stays the same through the whole story. The setting helps to set the mood, it can have a symbolic meaning and sometimes it helps in explaining why the characters act the way that they do. In these two stories the setting is important and plays a major role.

In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona” the first setting is on an Indian tribal land. “Just after Victor lost his job at the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs), he also found out that his father had died.” It is a federal agency responsible for management of Indian land...

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