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Objective: Setting. The action occurs in and about the South China Sea during the early 1800's. The object of this lesson is to look at setting.

1. Homework. Students will rewrite the basic plot of The Nutmeg of Consolation and set it in another century, explaining how the different setting changes the work. For example, what would be different if it was set in World War I or II?

2. Class discussion. Could The Nutmeg of Consolation be set anywhere? How does the setting make this a unique story? How do the people in this era differ from the students' hometown? How did the setting affect the characters? The plot? The themes? Why is the setting important?

3. Group work. In groups, students will research a setting that might be similar to that in The Nutmeg of Consolation and discuss the ways in which Aubrey's and/or Maturin's life would...

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