The book “1984” by George Orwell is a dystopian novel which states the current living situation of the protagonist Winston Smith. And tells the story of the struggles that society faces. Physical setting is where the story takes place and refers to the time and place. Emotional setting on the other hand is used to set the mood of a story of further exaggerate the story by using specific words and the story’s meaning can take a turn when these words are replaced by a new sets of words. A quotes for the emotional setting is “He began to cry out hysterically. ‘Julia! Julia! Julia, my love! Julia!'”, “He began to cry hysterically” states the emotional feeling he has for Julia and the exclamation points further proves the point of overwhelming sense of longing and despair. And the quote for physical setting is “The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats.”, meaning that there is a place, the hallway, the physical setting are the rag mats. In conclusion George Orwell using the emotional and physical settings to his best of his ability has improved the story by a significant amount.

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