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Relationship of Setting/Character: Short Fiction Practice Test
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Read the excerpt:
“The motel pool was lit at night, water glowing an unnatural turquoise. Plastic lounge chairs lined up like obedient teeth. A sign warned NO GLASS, NO DIVING, NO RUNNING, as if joy were a liability. Parker sat at the pool’s edge with his feet in the water, watching ripples break against the tile. The highway beyond the fence roared steadily, a sound that made staying still feel pointless. Parker had driven for six hours to get here, and he still didn’t know what ‘here’ meant. He stared at the rules sign and felt oddly grateful: at least something had decided what not to do.”
How does the setting contribute to Parker’s characterization?
Read the excerpt:
“The motel pool was lit at night, water glowing an unnatural turquoise. Plastic lounge chairs lined up like obedient teeth. A sign warned NO GLASS, NO DIVING, NO RUNNING, as if joy were a liability. Parker sat at the pool’s edge with his feet in the water, watching ripples break against the tile. The highway beyond the fence roared steadily, a sound that made staying still feel pointless. Parker had driven for six hours to get here, and he still didn’t know what ‘here’ meant. He stared at the rules sign and felt oddly grateful: at least something had decided what not to do.”
How does the setting contribute to Parker’s characterization?