The setting of a work of art is the physical and temporalenvironment of the events in the text. The physicalsetting is the geographicaldescription while temporal is time location in history.
<h3>How does setting help to reveal?</h3>
The setting of the text reveals an oldenvironment and the time of childhood which generate different feelings for the brothers. Thomas is tired of the old environment and eager to explore in the city while Alec feels slightly reluctant and still wishes to enjoy the memories of their childhood. These feelings of theirs are found in where Thomas says <em>'I can't wait to sell everything...' </em>and where Alec replies in a dull spirit.
I won’t write an entire paragraph but I’ll give you details to add to yours. The boy feels bothered by having to move, he’s grown an attachment to the home. He has many memories there that he doesn’t want to leave behind.