How Do Plot and Setting Affect Each Other? For a story to be believable to the reader, the plot and setting must go together.
Practice Together
Think About How Setting Affects Plot As you read the passage from “Atalanta’s Race,” think about how the setting affects what happens.
Does the event in the passage seem logical in the setting of ancient Greece? Why? What if the story took place today in your town? Would the event still seem believable? Discuss it with your class.
| Plot Event | Setting | Believable? |
|---|---|---|
| Aphrodite gives Hippomenes three gold apples. | ancient Greece, when people believed in gods and goddesses |
Some buildings from ancient Greece still stand today.
Try It!
Analyze Plot and Setting Work with a partner to figure out how the plot and setting in “A Contest of Riddles” affect each other. Think about the following questions as you fill in a chart like the one above.
• What is the setting?
• What happens in the story?
• Does this event seem logical in this setting?