fundamental elements of setting

• setting, scene and atmosphere the way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion, mood, or experiences for the reader.
• locale a place where something happens or is set, or

  that has particular events associated with it.
• elapsed time is the amount of time that passes between the

  beginning and the end of an event.
• mood and atmosphere are both tools for

  getting readers invested in the plot or details of a piece of writing.
• climate is a broad genre of writing that includes all works of

  nonfiction that focus primarily on the climate crisis.
• geography Authors use the geographic perspective when

  crafting novels, stories, or other works of fiction.
• eras of historical importance important events, wars or historical periods linked to the plot and theme.
• social/ political cultural environment can range widely and affect characters in many ways.
• population Some places are densely populated, while

  others are lonely places with only few hardly souls.
• ancestral influences in many region in the

  Philippines, the ancestral influences of the Spaniards

  are prominent.