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I. Setting influences by : determines the living conditions & jobs available to them Shaping their personalities, their dreams, and their values
Creates conflict by: Exposing the characters to dangerous weather, such as a storm or a drought
Making characters endure a difficult time period, such as The Great Depression
Serves as a symbol by: representing an important idea
Representing a character’s hopes, future, or predicament
II. Model 1
1. Its says he lives in a squalid homestead, and he baths in a basin or a flowing river.He eats with his hands, never a fork or a knife because he’s poverty stricken.
2. Nhamo’s experience influenced his perception on life because he now knows what it is like to be without the essentials in life. He looked at things differently because of the way he stays at the homestead.
Model 2
1. The black-mustachio’d face gazed down from every commanding corner.
The dark eyes looked deep into Winston’s own. Down at street level another poster, torn at one corner, flapped fitfully in the wind…
In the far distance a helicopeter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a blue-bottle, and darted away again with a curving light.
2. It creates a very chaotic environment for the people, like they can’t be trusted by the police. They may feel caged in the city that they’re in.
III. Imagery and Mood
Imagery- Consists of words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for readers.
Mood- atmosphere of the story
IV. Models 1 and 2
The Music of Erich Zann
1.Beyond that bridge were narrow cobbled streets with rails; - Sense of sight iTs paving was irregular , sometimes stone slabs, sometimes cobblestones, and sometimes bare earth- sense of sight
The houses were tall, peak-roofed, incredibly old- sight
2. It sets the mood as a bit creepy, narrow streets, it being compared to a cliff as steep as it was. It was as if it was more like a street, it could have been some warning to ward people off because of

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