Setting is an essential ingredient to any story or
             literary work. In some however it is not only essential but
             it also plays a vital role in the development of the plot.
             In these such works it's necessary for the author to paint a
             clear picture and provide background of the setting. Three
             stories, "August 2002: Night Meeting," "The Great Gatsby,"
             and "The Legend of Sleep Hollow" all fit this mold. Their
             authors are Ray Bradbury, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and
             These three works all share some interesting qualities.
             All three pieces are built entirely arround their settings.
             Without these particular setting the plot would be
             meaningless and irrelevant. Also in each, the beginning is
             filled with vivid imagery that clearly paints a picture in
             the readers mind. There is no question where and when each
             story is held. It is important that these three authors
             left no detail unturned, for that would throw off the rest
             In August 2002, the story takes place on the planet
             Mars obviously in the future. This lets the reader know
             that this story is based on imagination. This also lets the
             readers own imagination run wildly. If not for this
             particular setting(for example had it taken place in 1800)
             the story would seem far-fetched and not so appealing
             because we know for a fact this story wasn't true. Since
             it's futuristic we can not discredit the story but only
             imagine what it will be like in 2002. The setting is
             important in "The Great Gatsby" for it enlightens us on what
             kind of people we are dealing with and what the atmosphere
             is in general. We know that there are many rich snobs in
             this neighborhood and also that it takes place in early 1900
             where there was an economic high right before the Great
             Depression. This helps the reader put themselves in the
             mind frame of a person of that time p
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