In Hemingway's short story " In Another Country" the major said " I am utterly unable to resign myself." He means that he is unable to give himself to another person. His wife has died and he gave all his love to her. He is saying that he can't do that again.
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The correct option is SETTING.
In literature, setting refers to the time and place of a particular event in the story. Setting helps to create the background and the mood for the story which the author want to write about. The setting of a story usually have great impacts on the story characters and the event and it also helps the readers to vividly imagine the story.