The Functions Of Setting In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”

Part I of Essay
Setting is simply defined as the time and area in which a story is to unfold. In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," setting performs such a huge part that it is also the title of the story. Throughout "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," setting plays a large role in character dev ....

Part II of Essay
.... dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference” (141). He quickly establishes the fact that it late at night and most people have either fallen asleep or have at least headed home for the night. From this one sentence it is also evident that the café is lit by an electric light that is bright enough to casts a crisp shadow over the last, lonely occupant of the establishment. One old man was remaining at the café and was keeping the two late night employees ....