What is the “setting” of a story?
• Setting helps set the MOOD of

a story.
• It also affects the characters
and their actions.
Time & place of the story
The “backdrop”
Helps create the feeling or atmosphere of the

book.
Real or imaginary.
Ocean

Europe

Cave

Desert

Farm

Glacial

Forest

19th
century

House

Asia

Tropical

School
Inner
city

Small
town
Magical

Urban
Outer
space

Island
museum

The Setting of a Story