Setting Chapter 5 Practice-“1984”

 

There are a lot of examples of physical and emotional setting integration within the novel, “1984” by George Orwell.

Emotional setting is the atmosphere and mood that a piece of literature creates for the reader. Physical setting is the description of the location, time, date, weather and physical features used within the setting of a story.

One good example of an emotional setting within the novel is found within the first few pages of the book, “you had to live- did live, from habit that became instinct- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized,” (Orwell, pg. 5)

In this section it is explained what it feels like to live in an oppressive world, where everything you do is being closely inspected. This quote creates an atmosphere of uneasiness.

“A low-ceilinged, crowded room, its walls grimy from the contact of innumerable bodies; battered metal tables and chairs, placed so close together that you sat with elbows toughing; bent spoons, dented trays, coarse white mugs; all surfaces greasy, grime in every crack; and a sourish, composite smell of bad gin and bad coffee and metallic stew and dirty clothes.” (Orwell, pg. 62)

In this quotation, the reader is described the location and the physical features in the story, as well as adjectives.

Overall, George Orwell does a great example of integrating physical and emotional settings into his writings and truly helps readers become immersed in his literature.

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