The setting in Green Curtain is one of the most distinctive factors in the development of Eudora Welty's writing and in her evaluation of fiction in general. Welty considers setting a powerful tool for a fiction writer. He sees the setting as a way to provide roots for his characters and a realistic basis for his stories (Vande Kieft 8). In more general terms, Welty believes that place is so intrinsically important to the writing and reception of fiction as a whole because of the set of feelings that are often associated with various places and the added realism that characters defined by their place (9). Welty's attitude towards her environment is also important. Raised in Mississippi, the setting for nearly all of her stories, Welty has an understanding of the region, built through experience, that flourishes in her writing. Welty sees the setting as a vehicle through which he can provide roots for his characters (8). The union between setting and characters allows the reader to see the character in his setting, such as...