Comparing the Use of Setting in The Shawl and The Portable Phonograph

The settings used in literature 'shawl' and 'portable gramophone' setting are often used for emphasis and development of characters, provision of realism, creation of emotions and atmosphere of stories (Roberts 256). Two short stories "Shawl" and "Portable phonograph" of Cynthia Osic and Walter Vantilberg Clark explored victims of war in a lively scene created by the author. These two works are ambiguous in terms of geography and time, but the reader is included in the detailed explanation of the environment surrounding the character by the author, and it provides the truth of the story (Kauvar 180).

"Portable gramophone" is a story about the age of darkness, but these four people managed to find something that can be enjoyed, managed somehow. However, this has never changed the dark mood. The use of specific literary equipment enhances readers' understanding and makes the story more attractive. An illustrative story provides an understanding of the concealed hidden intentions. "Portable gramophone" is an eternal story full of the importance of influencing the hidden meaning and the reading story of the reader.

Walter Clarke 's short story "Portable Gramophone" is a descriptive story. In the first three paragraphs, he explained about the tragic, cold and harsh environment. The four characters described in this story are the only survivors of a brutal war. This story was written in 1942 during the Second World War. The author predicts the environment after the war. Art, literature and music are more important than bombs, wars and military. They calm the body and soul. Especially for those who have experienced hardships in war, there is nothing to temptation beyond music.

"Portable gramophone" is the story of the four men in the world after the world is over, and they gather once a week to enjoy the glory of art. Walter Van Tilburg Clark's short story hides the meaning and metaphor hidden under the description language and various literary techniques. This topic explores the primitive or fundamental instinctive human recovery during the crisis. The author clarifies this theme using public opinion, symbolism, irony. The story itself is paradoxical. At first sight these worthy men are survivors of terrible war that made the world dull and dull. Land and sky merge and shout. These men can not get books and music that Jenkins absolutely can save, but they are satisfied to taste once a week.