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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Relationship Of Setting Character Fiction Drama

Study Relationship Of Setting Character Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the setting-character link: a drought forces a farmer to sell land; what is setting doing?

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ANSWER

Setting functions as an external pressure driving character decisions. Environmental crisis forces character action.

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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. [A hospital waiting room at 3 a.m. The television is muted, showing a smiling anchor gesturing at a weather map. The vending machine hums and occasionally clunks as if swallowing coins. A row of plastic chairs is bolted to the floor; one chair has a crack taped over with medical tape.] DEV (standing, then sitting, then standing again): If I sit, I'll sink. LENA (eyes on the muted TV): You won't. DEV: The chairs are nailed down like they don't trust us. [He presses a finger against the taped crack; the tape lifts slightly, then sticks back with a faint snap.] LENA: Stop picking at it. DEV: I just want to see where it breaks. Which choice best explains how the setting shapes DEV's characterization through the emphasized elements? Consider the bolted chairs, the muted television, and the taped crack.
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