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How Setting Affects or Influences Character in the Novel
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How Setting Affects or Influences Character in the Novel
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SURNAME 1Name:Class:Professor:School:Date:Through Black Spruce SeminarExplain how setting affects or influences character in the novel. You need to go beyond plotand what characters do.Slide 1Introduction Through BlackSpruce is a novel by Joseph Boyden. It is a book about survival in both the city and the bush, and the significance of the family.The novel tells about the dual story about Will Bird a Cree bush pilot in coma in Moose Factory, Ontario and his niece Annie(De Meester, Luc, et al 56).. The focus of the novel is the collapse of cultural and the traditional ways of Cree in Moosonee and how individuals lose themselves.Note The novel is narrated in two parts that alternate at every chapter. All the odd chapters are narrated by Will in his coma talking to the niece on what happened to him, while Annie was down south. The other part of the novel is narrated by Annie who is at hospital bed with Will andtells him the adventure while he was down south and what is talking place currently.Slide 2
SURNAME 2Setting of the novelThe novel is set in two different settings: the Northern Canadian bush and the MoosoneeMoosonee is a town located in Ontario. It is a small town located along river moose about 19 kilometers away from James Bay(De Meester, Luc, et al 74).It is described in the book as the end of the track, an isolated town where just through the black spruce another world lies. Notes Boyden the author of the novel, his choice of modern setting helps develop the story in an interesting way.Moreover, it Make more sense with the plot. Additionally, it Make the story more interesting as the modern setting enable the characters to go further in the world and avoid repetitivenessIt gives the readers an idea of various places and cultures. The choice is also good as the plot of the story could not make sense in the historical setting since the characters indulge in drugs, far travel and parties. The cities represent the feeling of helplessness and lost.Slide 3 Setting can create conflict by exposing the characters to dangers Making characters pass through difficult time periods or situations.Influence on their values, and emotions(De Meester, Luc, et al 65)..NotesIn the story Annie after wandering the street of Toronto trying to find her lost sister. She gets mugged and beaten by a stranger by a stranger. There is painted tongue by the name Gordon, oneof the aboriginals that she met on the street saves her from the man and carries her to the hotel. This situation shows that she encountered difficult period while she was on the streets searching for her sisters.Slide 4How setting affects or influences the characters Setting can affect the characters live and what they do, believe or value.
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