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Murlock's Short Story 'Setting And Atmosphere'
Alex Hudgins
Hensley
English 11/First Period
6 February, 2017
Part 4 Setting and Atmosphere
The setting of the story took place in the 1800s, at a lone log cabin with a window that is boarded up, in the middle of an endless forest. It is the symbolism for isolation and sealing because of Murlock and his tragic story in that log cabin. The wild panther broke through the window and attack Murlock?s wife and Murlock scared it off with his rifle. The burial that is placed near the log cabin represents death and decay because of the wife?s body. Character vs nature was shown when Murlock shot at the panther and scared it away. The atmosphere in the story is dark and depressing because it takes place in the middle of a big forest with a lone cabin.
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