The Grave | Setting
Because "The Grave" is told in flashback, it is set both in the past and in the present. Both time and place play a significant role in understanding Porter's message, and both past and present settings add insight into Porter's themes and symbols.
Miranda's childhood experience in "The Grave" is set in a small town in Texas in 1903, two years after the death of Miranda's grandmother. It is a time when the social structure is changing but when people still cling to the ideals that dominate during the Civil War and the days of slavery. This is a time when white aristocratic males...
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