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Geographical Location -- This includes Geographical Location -- This includes area or region, the general locale, area or region, the general locale, descriptions of architecture, flora and descriptions of architecture, flora and fauna, floor plans, furniture fauna, floor plans, furniture arrangements, weather conditions, arrangements, weather conditions, etc.etc.

Think about Evelyn and Rudolph’s Think about Evelyn and Rudolph’s house. What does it say about them? house. What does it say about them? How does it contribute to meaning?How does it contribute to meaning?

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Time -- This may refer to a historical Time -- This may refer to a historical period, a time of day, a season of the year, period, a time of day, a season of the year, a projection into the future, a period of life a projection into the future, a period of life (such as the time of “mid-life crisis”) or (such as the time of “mid-life crisis”) or even a nonexistent time (as in Sci-Fi). even a nonexistent time (as in Sci-Fi).

The fact that we don’t have a specific time The fact that we don’t have a specific time and place indicated for “Loaf of Bread” is and place indicated for “Loaf of Bread” is important to theme. Other examples of important to theme. Other examples of how time is important to theme?how time is important to theme?

SettingSetting Socio-economic conditions -- Socio-economic conditions -- 1) the conditions and circumstances of 1) the conditions and circumstances of

the characters -- their occupations, family the characters -- their occupations, family lives, life-styles and social interactionslives, life-styles and social interactions

2) the larger society surrounding them -- 2) the larger society surrounding them -- predominate mores and the general predominate mores and the general social and work environments.social and work environments.

Describe how Rudolph and Evelyn’s Describe how Rudolph and Evelyn’s socio-economic conditions contribute to socio-economic conditions contribute to the story.the story.

SettingSetting Mood -- Sometimes a result of place, Mood -- Sometimes a result of place,

sometimes a result of emotional states of sometimes a result of emotional states of the characters, sometimes the result of the characters, sometimes the result of the narrator’s attitude toward the subject, the narrator’s attitude toward the subject, sometimes the result of the author’s sometimes the result of the author’s attitude toward the narrator, the subject attitude toward the narrator, the subject or the characters.or the characters.

What’s the mood, for example of “China?” What’s the mood, for example of “China?” Does it change? What creates this mood? Does it change? What creates this mood? What about the mood in “Rock River?”What about the mood in “Rock River?”

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In poetry--a term is transferred In poetry--a term is transferred from an object to which it is from an object to which it is ordinarily appliedordinarily applied

--(the roses in my garden)--(the roses in my garden) to an object to which it can be to an object to which it can be

applied only through an implicit applied only through an implicit comparison or analogycomparison or analogy

--(the roses in her cheeks).--(the roses in her cheeks).

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But that’s not what we mean here. This But that’s not what we mean here. This is a more global definition of metaphor. is a more global definition of metaphor. It asks us to think literarily, to move It asks us to think literarily, to move from a particular to an idea or issue.from a particular to an idea or issue.

The Loaf of Bread in A Loaf of BreadThe Loaf of Bread in A Loaf of Bread El Dia del Vaquero in Johnny RayEl Dia del Vaquero in Johnny Ray Bop in BopBop in Bop What do each of these stand for? What do each of these stand for?

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Sandra Cisneros --Gil’s Furniture Sandra Cisneros --Gil’s Furniture Bought and SoldBought and Sold

Setting -- Place, Time, Socio-Setting -- Place, Time, Socio-Economic ConditionsEconomic Conditions

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