Whether it is a novel, short story or a story told out loud, they all contain a setting. In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily", Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and James Joyce's "Araby", setting is an important factor and it helps tie in the characters and the plot of the story. In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," Faulkner's details about setting and atmosphere give the reader background as to the values and beliefs of the characters, helping the reader to understand the motivations, actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town, and changing the…
