While the settings of Sherman Alexie's "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" differ, their settings develop different themes and perspectives. These two stories are similar in some ways and different in others because one is northwest Arizona versus the Deep South. Depending on where you are, you can determine the mood, tone and sometimes it can even symbolize something. In “This Is What Phoenix, Arizona Means” the settings change throughout the story. As for “A Rose for Emily,” the setting remains the same throughout the story. Setting helps create atmosphere, can have symbolic meaning, and sometimes helps explain why characters behave a certain way. In these two stories the setting is important and plays a leading role. In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona” the first setting is on Indian tribal land. “Soon after losing his job at the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Victor also discovered that his father had died.” It is a federal agency responsible for managing Indian land...