因此，您对HSC创意写作的角色和情节有一个想法，但是在哪个环境和环境中应该发生？
您的角色应该是故事背景的产物，因为它可以确保可信度。
What do I mean by this?
Let’s jump into how to develop a setting for your HSC English creative writing piece!
Consistency is Key
How to Develop Your Setting for Your HSC Creative Writing Piece
Consistency is Key
Your character needs to be consistent with the context and setting!
For example, the British television show,‘The Hour’, was based in London, 1956.
When dialogue between two characters contained the phrase, ’I’m your biggest fan!’, language historiansrioted(Yes, there are such things as language historians!).
为什么？
The phrase ‘I’m your biggest fan!’ was not used back in 1950s England by upper-classed British men, and consequentlydisrupts the flow of the historical story由于历史上是不正确的。
它使角色和故事不太可信。
您的设置和角色应该彼此一起工作。
They still may be different in the values they hold, but that is usually a product of their environment.
In青年的遗嘱,Vera Brittainbecomes a feminist in the early 1910s not because she has been raised to be one, but because she has observed the privilege of education given to her younger brother, Edward.
Inthe previous article, we explored develop your character and used a couple of examples.
Let’s have a look at two characters again for this article to demonstrate the importance of setting.
1. Steve Rogers/Captain AmericafromCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011 film)
Living in the 1930s and 1940s, Steve was very familiar with the whole idea of the ‘Nazi threat’. As a product from his time, he was imbued with a sense of duty and service, both which motivated him to join up to the Army.
In the Avengers timeline, Steve’s preservation in the ice for 70 years makes him dated; he still is ‘very 1940s’ in the way he approaches conversation and how he does not understand contemporary pop-culture references, (“I understood that reference!”) to the point of carrying around a notebook of things he needs to ‘catch up on’ (it includes Thai food, the Moon Landing and the band Nirvana).
2. Far Cry 3（2013年视频游戏）的Jason Brody
《遥远的哭泣3》发生于2012年，位于一个虚构的热带岛屿Rook Island，位于印度和太平洋的某个地方。该岛有具有独特文化的土著居民，但也有暴力和无情的海盗。
Jason Brody is your typical slacker who went to college in Los Angeles and ended up doing a series of odd jobs here and there afterwards. As a bloke who likes to make the most of life and is a bit of a daredevil, it makes sense that he would go parachuting to a ‘deserted island’ for fun. His older brother, whom was in the military, was prepared to kill for survival and holds a ‘do or die’ attitude from the beginning. Jason, whom was not trained to do so, understandably freaks out.
How to Develop Your Setting for Your HSC Creative Writing Piece
As we explored inthe last article，考虑角色的设置的最佳方法是采访它们。
Grab a pen and paper or laptop and answer these questions to help you develop your setting for your HSC creative writing story:
- 您角色的朋友和家人是谁？他们与谁在一起？
- 您的角色最接近的人是谁？他们希望他们最接近谁？
- 你的角色在哪里出生？
- 他们从出生以来就住在哪里？
- Where do they call home?
- 您的角色生气时会去哪里？
- What time period is your character living in?
- 他们穿什么类型的衣服？
- What does your character do for work?
- What is the weather like where your character lives?
From here, you can start to have a good think about your character and what they’d be like if you met them in real life. Getting into their frame of mind is the best way to curate their point of view.
