The Impact Of Setting

Worksheet Description

This worksheet guides students in analyzing the significance of setting in Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” It prompts them to consider various aspects of the setting and how they contribute to the overall effect of the story:

1. Students will identify the time period in which the story takes place, whether it is in the past, present, or future, and specific dates if known.
2. They will describe the geographical location where the story unfolds.
3. Students will examine the different kinds of settings within the story, including estates, cottages, and societal gatherings.
4. The worksheet challenges students to reflect on whether any elements of the setting could be altered without substantially changing the story and to provide reasons for their assessments.

By engaging with these questions, students will gain a deeper understanding of how the setting in “Sense and Sensibility” shapes the narrative, characters, and themes within the novel. This exercise promotes critical thinking and a more comprehensive analysis of the literary elements at play.