Stuck in Neutral | Setting

Stuck in Neutral Setting

The setting of Stuck in Neutral is the "cool" and contemporary Seattle, Washington. The occasional details ground the story in reality, such as Shawn's house being about a mile from the Seattle Center with the Space Needle and even closer to the "grunge capital of the world." The beautiful, high-tech, and sophisticated nature of the setting add to the appeal of the place for Shawn and make it a believable place for his father, a well-known writer and activist, to live. A smaller town without the advantages of Seattle would make Shawn's story a bit less realistic. His father would not appear on TV just anywhere, for example.

Nevertheless, another setting for the story would be possible. Shawn lives a solid middle-class life in a nice neighborhood, with his mother who is divorced from his father and his older brother and sister, and he attends school for the...
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