Frindle | Setting
Frindle is set in Westfield, New Hampshire. The geographical setting only affects the action occasionally but sometimes in unusal ways. For example, the New Hampshire winters spark Nick's first creative rebellion. He makes his third grade class into a tropical island. Socially, the setting of Westfield matters for a few reasons. First, it is clearly a small town. The kids walk to school, Nick can hear voices he knows playing outside when he is stuck inside studying, and there is just the one school mentioned. Second, Westfield has its own coherent traditions. For example,...
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