Geography Really DOES Matter
"When writers send characters south, it's so they can run amok" (Foster 171).
I read the chapter title and wondered how geography really mattered. Sure I figured it was important for setting, but setting alone. I had no idea it affected more than that. After all the explaining Foster does, I still did not understand why geography was so important. However, this quote hit me, and I understood. The geography affects the characters themselves, along with their actions and situations. The characters, actions and situations in a story ultimately mold the storyline itself. If the geography has an effect on the plot as a whole, it obviously really does matter.
I read the chapter title and wondered how geography really mattered. Sure I figured it was important for setting, but setting alone. I had no idea it affected more than that. After all the explaining Foster does, I still did not understand why geography was so important. However, this quote hit me, and I understood. The geography affects the characters themselves, along with their actions and situations. The characters, actions and situations in a story ultimately mold the storyline itself. If the geography has an effect on the plot as a whole, it obviously really does matter.
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