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OPINIONABOUT,ANDSTATEMENTOF,THETHEMEMORALINFERENCESDRAWNFROMMOSTSTORIESMORALINFERENCESMAYBEDRAWNFROMMOSTSTORIES,NODOUBT,EVENWHENANAUTHORDOESNOTINTENDHIS/HERSTORYTOBEREADTHISWAYIN“ACLEAN,WELLLIGHTEDPLACE”,WEFEELTHATHEMINGWAYISINDIRECTLYGIVINGUSADVICEFORPROPERLYREGARDINGANDSYMPATHIZINGTHELONELY,THEUNCERTAIN,ANDTHEOLDBUTOBVIOUSLYTHESTORYDOESNOTSETFORTHALESSONTHATWEARESUPPOSEDTOPUTINTOPRACTICEWECANSAYFORSURETHAT“ACLEAN,WELLLIGHTEDPLACE”CONTAINSSEVERALTHEMESANDOTHERSTATEMENTSCOULDBEMADETOTAKEINHEMINGWAYSVIEWOFLOVE,OFCOMMUNICATIONBETWEENPEOPLE,OFDIGNITYGREATSTORIES,LIKEGREATSYMPHONIES,FREQUENTLYHAVEMORETHANONETHEMEWHENWESAYTHATTHETITLEOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICECONVEYSTHETHEMEOFTHENOVELORTHATUNCLETOMSCABINANDTHEGRAPESOFWRATHTREATTHETHEMESOFSLAVERYANDMIGRATORYLABORRESPECTIVELY,THISISTOUSETHEMEINALARGERANDMOREABSTRACTSENSETHANITISINOURDISCUSSIONOFHEMINGWAYS“ACLEAN,WELLLIGHTEDPLACE”INTHISLARGERSENSEITISRELATIVELYEASYTOSAYTHATMARKTWAINSHUCKLEBERRYFINN,UPDIKESA2THEOCCUPATIONSANDDAILYMANNEROFLIVINGOFTHECHARACTERS3THETIMEORPERIODINWHICHTHEACTIONTAKESPLACE,FOREXAMPLE,THELATEEIGHTEENTHCENTURYINHISTORYORWINTEROFTHEYEAR4THEGENERALENVIRONMENTOFTHECHARACTERS,FOREXAMPLE,RELIGIOUS,MENTAL,MORAL,SOCIAL,ANDEMOTIONALCONDITIONSTHROUGHWHICHCHARACTERSINTHESTORYMOVEHOLMANANDHARMAN,AHANDBOOKTOLITERATURE,1986BUTOFTEN,INANEFFECTIVESTORY,SETTINGMAYFIGUREASMORETHANMEREBACKGROUNDITCANMAKETHINGSHAPPENITCANPROMPTCHARACTERSTOACT,BRINGTHEMTOREALIZATIONS,ORCAUSETHEMTOREVEALTHEIRINNERMOSTNATURES,ASWESHALLSEEINJOHNCHEEVERSSHORTSTORY“THESWIMMER”FIRST,ASWEHAVESAID,THEIDEAOFSETTINGINCLUDESTHEPHYSICALENVIRONMENTOFASTORYAREGION,ALANDSCAPE,ACITY,AVILLAGE,ASTREET,AHOUSEAPARTICULARPLACEORASERIESOFPLACESWHEREASTORYOCCURSWHEREASTORYTAKESPLACEISSOMETIMESCALLEDITSLOCALEPLACESINFICTIONNOTONLYPROVIDEALOCATIONFORANACTIONORANEVENTOFTHESTORYBUTALSOPROVOKEFEELINGSINUSASIGHTOFAGREENFIELDDOTTEDWITHFLUTTERINGDAFFODILSAFFECTSUSVERYDIFFERENTLYFROMASIGHTOFADINGYALLEY,ATROPICALJUNGLE,ORASMALLHOUSECROWDEDWITHFURNITUREINADDITIONTOASENSEOFBEAUTYORUGLINESS,WEUSUALLYBUILDUPCERTAINASSOCIATIONSWHENWEPUTOURSELVESINSUCHASCENEWEAREDEPRESSEDBYADINGYALLEY,NOTONLYBECAUSEITISUGLY,BUTBECAUSEITMAYAROUSEAFEELING,PERHAPSSOMETIMESUNCONSCIOUSLY,OFPOVERTY,MISERY,VIOLENCE,VICIOUSNESS,ANDTHESTRUGGLESOFHUMANBEINGSWHOHAVETOLIVEUNDERSUCHCONDITIONSATROPICALJUNGLE,FOREXAMPLE,INJOSEPHCONRADSHEARTOFDARKNESS,MIGHTINVOLVEACOMPLICATEDANALYSISTHEPLEASUREOFTHECOLOURSANDFORMSOFVEGETATION,THEDISCOMFORTOFHUMIDITY,HEAT,ANDINSECTS,ASENSEOFMYSTERY,HORROR,ETCTHEPOPULARITYOFSIRWALTERSCOTTS“WAVERLEY”NOVELSISDUEINPARTTOTHEIREVOCATIONOFAROMANTICMOODOFSCOTLANDTHEENGLISHNOVELISTGRAHAMGREENEAPPARENTLYNEEDEDTOVISITAFRESHSCENEINORDERTOWRITEAFRESHNOVELHISABILITYTOENCAPSULATETHEESSENCEOFANEXOTICSETTINGINASINGLEBOOKISEXEMPLIFIEDINTHEHEARTOFTHEMATTERHISCONTEMPORARYEVELYNWAUGHSTATEDTHATTHEWESTAFRICAOFTHATBOOKREPLACEDTHETRUEREMEMBEREDWESTAFRICAOFHISOWNEXPERIENCESUCHPOWERISNOTUNCOMMONTHEYORKSHIREMOORSHAVEBEENROMANTICIZEDBECAUSEEMILYBRONTEWROTEOFTHEMINWUTHERINGHEIGHTS,ANDLITERARYTOURISTSHAVEVISITEDSTOKEONTRENTINNORTHERNENGLANDBECAUSEITCOMPRISESTHE“FIVETOWNS”OFARNOLDBENNETSNOVELSOFTHEEARLYTWENTIETHCENTURYTHUS,AREADERSREACTIONTOAPLACEISNOTMERELYBASEDUPONTHEWAYITLOOKS,BUTUPONTHEPOTENTIALITIESOFACTIONSUGGESTEDBYITPLACESMATTERGREATLYTOMANYWRITERSFORINSTANCE,THEFRENCHNOVELISTBALZAC,BEFOREWRITINGASTORYSETINATOWN,HEWOULDGOANDVISITTHATTOWN,SELECTAFEWLANESANDHOUSES,ANDDESCRIBESTHEMINDETAIL,DOWNTOTHEIRVERYSMELLSINHISVIEWTHEPLACEINWHICHANEVENTOCCURSWASOFEQUALMOMENTWITHTHEEVENTITSELF,ANDITHASAPARTTOPLAYANOTHEREXAMPLEISTHOMASHARDY,UNDERWHOMTHEPRESENTATIONOFSETTINGASSUMESANUNUSUALIMPORTANCEHIS“WESSEX”VILLAGESCASTINTANGIBLYSUCHASSPELLUPONTHEVILLAGERSTHATONCETHEYLEAVETHEIRHOMETOWNSTHEYWILLINEVITABLYSUFFERFROMDISASTERS,ANDTHEFARTHERTHEYAREAWAYFROMTHEIRHOMETOWNS,THEMORE,TERRIBLETHEIRDISASTERSWILLBEFOREXAMPLE,INTHETESSOFTHEDURBERVILLES,THEVALEOFBLAKEMOREWASTHEPLACEWHERETESSWASBORNANDHERLIFEWASTOUNFOLDEVERYCONTOUROFTHESURROUNDINGHILLSWASASPERSONALTOHERASTHATOFHERRELATIVESFACESSHELOVEDTHEPLACEANDWASLOVEDINTHEPLACETHEVALE,FARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWDOFTHECIVILIZEDCITY,WASASSERENEANDPUREASTHEINHABITANTSTESS,IMBUEDDEEPLYWITHTHENATURALHUEOFTHEVALEANDBOUNDCLOSELYTOTHISWORLDOFSIMPLICITYANDSECLUSION,EXPERIENCEDHEROWNDELIGHTANDHAPPINESSTHOUGHHERFAMILYWASPOORITWAS,TOSOMEEXTENT,HERDEPARTUREFROMHERNATIVEPLACETHATLEDTOHERTRAGEDYINTHERETURNOFTHENATIVE,THEATMOSPHEREOFEGDONHEATHPREVAILSOVERTHEWHOLEBOOKASANENVIRONMENT,ITABSORBSSOMEANDREPELSOTHERSOFTHECHARACTERSTHOSEWHOAREABSORBEDACHIEVEASOMBERINTEGRATIONWITHIT,BUTTHOSEWHOAREREPELLEDANDREBELSUFFERDISASTERSOMETIMESANENVIRONMENTSERVESASMORETHANAMEREPLACETOSETTHESTORYOFTEN,ITISINEXTRICABLYENTANGLEDWITHTHEPROTAGONIST,ANDEVENCARRIESSTRONGSYMBOLICMEANINGSCATHYASANIMAGEOFTHEFEMININEPERSONALITY,FOREXAMPLE,INEMILYBRONTESWUTHERINGHEIGHTS,ISNOTSUPPOSEDTOPOSSESSTHE“WILDERNESS”CHARACTERISTICOFMASCULINITYANDSYMBOLIZEDBYTHELOCALESOFHEATHCLIFFANDWUTHERINGHEIGHTSINSOMEFICTION,SETTINGISCLOSELYBOUNDWITHTHEMEINTHESCARLETLETTER,EVENSMALLDETAILSAFFORDPOW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