ENGL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kate Chopin, Literal And Figurative Language, Heredity
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Chapter 4 (p. 101-109, 128-146: setting: the time and place of a story. The setting may also include the climate and even the social, psychological or spiritual state of the characters. In regional narratives, the locale palus a crucial role in the presentation and progression of the story. Regionalism: setting in one geographic area: naturalism: a type of fiction in which the characters are presented as products or victims of environment and heredity. Naturalism is considered an extreme form of realism (the attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life, especially that of ordinary people in everyday situations) Naturalism: socio-economic setting: example - kate chopin the storm . Time frame of story: end of 1900 century. There is a storm brewing during this particular time. Calixta realizes she has not seen alcee since her wedding day. The storm goes into it"s climax, the character"s also climax. The storm ends and they end their love affair.