may be the location of a test of youth but also may provide the environment for the memory of vanished dreams,like what is portrayed in Joseph Conrad's Youth.Nature, in short,is one of the major forces governing the circumstances of characters who go about facing the conflicts on which the plots of the stories depend. Manufactured Manufactures things always reflect the people who made it.A building or a room tells about those who built it and live in it,and ultimately about the social and political orders that maintain the conditions.A richly decorated house shows the expensive tastes and resources of the characters owning it.A few cracks in plaster and some chips in the paint may show the same persons declining in fortune and power.Ugly and impoverished surroundings may contribute to the weariness,insensitivity, negligence,or even hostility of the characters living in them. The Language Used in Description of Setting The quality of the language by which the author projects the setting provides a clue to his or her intention.When that intention is to invest the setting with a photographic vividness that appeals essentially to the readers eye,the details of the setting will be rendered through language that is concrete an denotative.The author will pile specific detail on top of specific detail in an attempt to provide the illusion of a stable external reality.On the other hand,the author may want us to "feel"rather than simply "see"the setting,as is the case when setting is to be used as a means of creating atmosphere.In that case the appeal will be to the reader's imagination and emotions through language that is connotative,emotionally heightened,and suggestive.The author will,that is,manipulate the poetic qualities of language to elicit from the reader the desired and appropriate response.Often the author will want the reader to both see and feel the setting and will use the resources of language to bring about both effects simultaneously.may be the location of a test of youth but also may provide the environment for the memory of vanished dreams, like what is portrayed in Joseph Conrad’s Youth. Nature, in short, is one of the major forces governing the circumstances of characters who go about facing the conflicts on which the plots of the stories depend. Manufactured Manufactures things always reflect the people who made it. A building or a room tells about those who built it and live in it, and ultimately about the social and political orders that maintain the conditions. A richly decorated house shows the expensive tastes and resources of the characters owning it. A few cracks in plaster and some chips in the paint may show the same persons declining in fortune and power. Ugly and impoverished surroundings may contribute to the weariness, insensitivity, negligence, or even hostility of the characters living in them. The Language Used in Description of Setting The quality of the language by which the author projects the setting provides a clue to his or her intention. When that intention is to invest the setting with a photographic vividness that appeals essentially to the readers eye, the details of the setting will be rendered through language that is concrete an denotative. The author will pile specific detail on top of specific detail in an attempt to provide the illusion of a stable external reality. On the other hand, the author may want us to “feel” rather than simply “see” the setting, as is the case when setting is to be used as a means of creating atmosphere. In that case the appeal will be to the reader’s imagination and emotions through language that is connotative, emotionally heightened, and suggestive. The author will, that is, manipulate the poetic qualities of language to elicit from the reader the desired and appropriate response. Often the author will want the reader to both see and feel the setting and will use the resources of language to bring about both effects simultaneously