Dec 31, 2009

Little House in the Big Woods | Setting

As the title suggests, setting is extremely important in this novel; the cabin, the woods, the wild animals, and the isolation are all presented before the characters are introduced. Wilder, who moved often as a child but always remained a country girl, conveys a strong sense of place in her writing. The book describes the events in and around the Ingallses' cabin in the Wisconsin woods during the year that Laura celebrates her fifth birthday. It is the early 1870s, and the area is sparsely populated with self-sufficient farmers and woodsmen who make their own tools and find their own...