write a setting analysis (minimum of 800 words)of the short story "I Stand Here Ironing" using the following guidelines;
Setting Analysis Instructions:
1) Summarize the setting to begin your paper, highlighting the most important elements that the author included. Include the time of day and/or time period if provided and the geographical place if given. If not stated directly, insinuate this information based on clues the writer provides.
2) Analyze if the writer used imagery effectively by identifying if he or she addressed each of the five senses. The best settings will include phrases and words that allow you to see, hear, smell, taste and touch the setting in your mind because they are vividly described with effective imagery.
3) Decide if the setting has any symbolic and/or thematic significance. For example, if the story is about finding beauty within yourself, does the setting mirror that lesson? Are they in a place that many people might find ugly, like a swamp, but within that swamp love blossoms?
4) Include an analysis of the author's intent for choosing the setting. Why did the author write about this place? Does it help teach a lesson? Is the author from the place they described which means they could make it very real and detailed?