This document discusses how setting can develop characters and create mood in stories. It provides examples from the short story "Barn Burning" to illustrate these points. Specifically, it notes that the initial setting of a courtroom establishes the main character as brave but shy. Additionally, it quotes a line where the father tries to convey a sense of trust and understanding to the son. Building this relationship between reader and characters through setting helps readers connect with the story.

1. Barn Burning
By: David, Lena,
Marin, Garren

2. a. How does setting develop the character of
the boy in this story? Share an example of
how you know this to be true.
• The setting in the beginning which takes
place in a court house inside a grocery store
develops the character to be brave yet shy,
because he lives with an abusive father, but
the boy has a bit of resistance to stand up for
himself against his father. For example, when
the father tried to stop the boy from telling
the truth he broke free from his grip and told
the farmer.

3. What are the benefits to linking setting and character?
Push to discuss the “why” and the “how do you know
this to be true?” and the “what story was made better
that you know because of the same idea”.
• You can understand the characters mindset
more and why the character acts the way he
does because of the position he, the main
character,is in. The boy lives on a farm with
his family and a abusive father, so the boy
has no where to run. A story made better by
its setting is the hunger games.

4. 2. a. How does setting create mood?
(Consider word meanings or word sounds)?
• If it's a zombie infested hospital, a living
character could be scared or angry because
their trapped or afraid to die, or if it's a state
fair where the character is having fin, their
mood might be excitement and joy.

5. b. Give an example from the story (quotes
required) where a powerful feeling is evoked
in the reader and share in your notes.
• "You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to
your own blood or you ain't going to have
any blood to stick to you" the feeling evoked
is trust from the father, and hope that the son
will understand what he's feeling.

6. Based on the feeling, why does it make
sense (considering the story) that the writer
would want you to feel that way? If needed,
consider where that feeling is occurring in
relation to the plot diagram.
• To be part of the story and understand the
main characters problems or feelings.Feeling
the pain, the loss, the happiness of the story
or any story will help make the story better
and easier to understand.

7. How does setting build a relationship
between the reader and the main character?
Give one example to support your ideas as
you explain how you know this to be true.
• The reader can compare to the main
character and connect with feelings,
memories and ideas from past or present, or
build and understanding of what the
character is feeling. For example when the
character has to lie to the court that his father
is not guilty, I would understand that because
I would want to help my father.

8. Think about a story you know where a
relationship between the writer and reader
was important. What is gained by such a
relationship?
• Flipped, because in the book, the
author/writers relationship with the reader is
sharing the feelings of both the main
character as to make the story real to the
reader.