Read this excerpt from a play. JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and t
hey all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house. JUNE: We didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off. SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she’s a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. MR. TELLER: But she’s my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I’m back and I want my dog back. What is the setting of this play?
The setting of this story is the driveway of the farmhouse. We learn this from looking at the first lines of the passage. The setting of a story refers to the place in which the story takes place. This does not only include the physical location of the events of the story, but also the time period in which the story occurs. In this case, the only information we have that can allow us to locate the story is the fact that it takes place in the driveway of a farmhouse.
Writing about something with the purpose of proving or disproving, clarifying, reviewing, or judging its merits is writing intended to "inform" since it seeks the truth. Of course "inform" and "persuade" go hand-in-hand quite frequently.
