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Kaci Gallow
Professor Vick
ENGL 1002:05
01 November 2016
The Importance of Setting in “A Worn Path and “To Build a Fire”
Setting is the time or place in a story. Setting plays an important role in the success of
stories and also set the readers mood. Two examples of this importance can be explained through
“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. A good writers
depiction of setting puts the reader right into the story. The setting in “A Worn Path” begins on a
