Since historical fiction usually talks about a certain era in history, I'd say the correct answer is that 'it's set against a historical backdrop'. hope it helps you
Th narrator starts the story on who you are.
He climbed out of the trench and made his way carefully back to the clumped bushes where the kitchen was.
So you need something like this, I am going to try to give a format and you can fill in the blanks:
What makes the American Dream so real in the eyes of Americans everwhere? What is the desired goal of each and every USA citizen who believes in this idealistic goal? In (insert author name) Great Gatsby, the author portrays his ides of the American dream through (insert characters or plot of story here). The story is about (give a one sentence explanation of the story, be sure their are no run on sentences.) (Add here what you think the story's conflict is in one or two sentences.) While the Author of the book gibes a clear understanding of the American dream, I (here you add your own take on what you believe the American dream. Make sure you add the fact of wether you support the authors take on the American dream or not!)
Your ending sentence should be something that hooks your audience into hour first paragraph, and done! Depending on why type of essay your writing, you may want to tweak some of the sentences around, but that is pretty much it!
Is there a way to translate this?