W ha t is a " p hys ic a l s e ttin g " in a n o ve l, in p artic ula r, th re e p hys ic a l e xa m ple s o f s e ttin g in Anim al F arm ? A p hys ic a l s e ttin g is th e p la ce ...

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W ha t is a " p hys ic a l s e ttin g " in a n o ve l, in p artic ula r, th re e p hys ic a l e xa m ple s o f s e ttin g in
Anim al F arm
?
A p hys ic a l s e ttin g is th e p la ce w he re th e a ctio n o ccurs in th e n o ve l. It is d escrib ed w ith a t le ast s o m e o f th e fiv e s e nse s—
sig ht, h e arin g , to uch, s m ell, a nd ta ste — and c re ate s a s e nse o f m ood th a t in flu e nce s h o w r e aders r e sp ond to a s to ry .
S ettin g s c a n b e b oth " re al" a nd im agin a ry : c ha ra cte rs ...
S olu tio n
A p hys ic a l s e ttin g is th e p la ce w he re th e a ctio n o ccurs in th e n o ve l. It is d escrib ed w ith a t le ast s o m e o f th e fiv e s e nse s—
sig ht, h e arin g , to uch, s m ell, a nd ta ste — and c re ate s a s e nse o f m ood th a t in flu e nce s h o w r e aders r e sp ond to a s to ry .
S ettin g s c a n b e b oth " re al" a nd im agin a ry : c ha ra cte rs in th e ir " re al" s e ttin g s c a n im agin e a no th e r r e ali ty .
In
Anim al F arm
, th e m ain s e ttin g is th e fa rm its e lf , w hic h is a ty p ic a l E ng li s h fa rm d escrib ed o nly in th e b ro adest o f b ru sh
str o ke s, le avin g it to th e r e ader to im agin e . H ow eve r, w e g et a jo yo us, if s ke tc hy, p hys ic a l d escrip tio n o f th e s ce ne th a t
o ccurs w he n th e a nim als fin is h r e build in g th e w in d m ill:
Tir e d o ut b ut p ro ud , th e a nim als w alk e d r o und a nd r o und th e ir