What is the setting of a story? Why is this story element important? Professor Raymond Malewitz answers these questions using examples from Sarah Orne Jewett's short story "The White Heron."
The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify setting in literature but also to analyze its purposes and effects. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/
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Timestamps
0:00 Setting Definition
1:19 Setting Literary Example
2:46 Setting and Theme
3:53 Setting and Worldview
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