The phrases in this excerpt from James Joyce's "a portrait of the artist as a young man" that portray the story's setting are:
- "The wide playgrounds were swarming with boys".
- "The evening air was pale and chilly and after every charge and thud of the footballers the greasy leather orb flew like a heavy bird through the grey light".
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The setting of any act or scene is the place where the events occur. The place or location of the scenes and the environment around it comprise the setting.
In the given passage from James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", the line gives the location of the scene, the playground. Moreover, the description of the atmosphere, "the evening air" and "the greasy leather orb through the grey light" presents another setting phrase.
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Which phrases in this excerpt from James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" portray the story's setting?
The wide playgrounds were swarming with boys. All were shouting and the prefects urged them on with strong cries. The evening air was pale and chilly and after every charge and thud of the footballers the greasy leather orb flew like a heavy bird through the grey light.
He kept on the fringe of his line, out of sight of his prefect, out of the reach of the rude feet, felgning to run now and then. He felt his body small and weak
amid the throng of the players and his eyes were weak and watery. Rody Kickham was not like that he would be captain of the third line all the fellows said.
Rody Kickham was a decent fellow but Nasty Roche was a stink. Rody Kickham had greaves in his number and a hamper in the refectory. Nasty Roche had big hands. He called the Friday pudding dog-in-the-blanket.
