The protagonist of my story, Zen goes through a lot of moving and trying to make new friendships. I can relate to him, because I have moved schools. The Setting that zen describes is the ordinary environment of every other school he has attended. The concrete stairs of Harrisonville Middle School leading up to the corridor, the “damp lockers” and “industrial fluid smell”(1). They make the place seem worn out and similar to every other school he has maneuvered to and from. The lunch meal is universal like everywhere else, especially the “fricken tater-tots”(1) that never seems to go away. Zen also talks about how the boys and girls are the same as all of his old schools “animals… and Martians with human hormones”(1). The setting is relevant