SETTING

B. SETTING

The setting of the story takes place only in the couple’s house. It is described in paragraph 3, “I should be out…” and paragraph 12, “The heat of the sun is pushing at me through the window”. It indicates that the couple is inside a certain room of the house. Then the wife fills the kettle and turn on the air conditioning (paragraph 16). It indicates more that the wife fills the kettle somewhere inside a house, probably in the kitchen. She also turns on the air conditioning that it is only turned on in indoor room.

The couple plays scrabble on a very hot Sunday afternoon and continues till the next day. “It’s a hot day…” (p. 1) “…it’s a blistering hot Sunday afternoon…” (p. 2) “The heat of the sun is pushing at me through the window.” (p. 12)“… And then she bitched at me for being moody the next day from lack of sleep.” (p. 26)