Setting Chapter 5 Practice – “1984”
In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, many different types of physical and emotional settings are used. Physical setting is when the time, date, location, physical feature(s), adjective, or the weather is being explained. An example of a physical setting would be, “The weather was baking hot. In the labyrinthine Ministry, the windowless, air-conditioned rooms kept their normal temperature, but outside the pavements scorched one’s feet and the stench of the Tubes at the rush hours was a horror” (Orwell 158). You can see that this is a proper example of a physical setting because it demonstrates features such as weather, physical features, and adjective. Emotional setting is when the mood or atmosphere is demonstrated within proper words. An example of an emotional setting would be when the author exaggerates, “Roared out by hundreds of voices to the tramp of marching feet, it was terrifying” (Orwell 159). You can see that the mood in this sentence is very tense or serious, as well it demonstrates a good example of how the atmosphere may look like by just using words such as roared and tramp. In conclusion, you can see physical and emotional settings being used all throughout “1984.”
