Unit 2
Setting and Character

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 2, you should be able to

1. identify multiple ways in which setting can directly and indirectly shape other narrative elements such as character and plot.
2. comprehend how setting, like an object or a character, can play a symbolic role in a work of fiction.
3. appreciate the multitude of symbolic associations a setting can evoke in a reader.
4. understand the importance of dialogue for crafting character.
5. write pertinent, character-appropriate dialogue.
6. identify effective examples of both direct and indirect detail and description in fictional stories.
7. appreciate ways in which direct and indirect detail and description create lively and believable characters.
8. comprehend how conflict and plot grow naturally out of character development.