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The importance of setting in a story

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Why is it essential that you know the setting of a piece of literature that you are reading? Does this add to the plot? Does it change what you think about the characters? Find out more by watching this lesson!

"The setting can inform the mood and the theme like a score (the music in a film) adds a feeling to a movie scene." Explain in your own words what this means.

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