With regards to at least two literary works, explain how the setting both influences the characters and reflects the author 's own context
The setting is one of the most important parts of a novel that comes to our attention when we read and has a vital role of giving meaning to a story which without, a novel would not make sense. The author chooses a setting that often influences the actions of the characters in a story. This is because the setting is generally the driving force behind authors’ choices in their writing and reflects the context of the author, making it easier for authors to give their readers a sense of authenticity. With the setting, a sense of time and place is created which shapes and determines the behaviour and the purpose of characters in a novel. The setting is a substantial part of a novel that is fundamental to the conception of the image of the surroundings of the characters. Authors usually use events that they experience to create a setting that expresses the tone and sentiment of a story more authentically, ensuring that it becomes more emotionally loaded and thereby drawing the attention of the audience.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is centred around a young boy named Oskar Schell, who deals with the death of his father in the attacks on the world trade centre. The novel is set in New York city and reflects the author’s, Jonathan Safran Foer, experience and context. Foer, as a New Yorker, was greatly affected by the 9/11 attacks and