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                                       My Author, Stephen King

                                                   My author's name connects part of him to his stories. He was born in Maine and still lives there. King also graduated at the University of Maine in Orono. In the book "Shawshank Redemption", the story takes place in Maine. Im connecting him being attached to Maine, not in a bad way, but in a sympathetic way, and writing a story that takes place in Maine. I am strongly sure that this is not the only one he wrote that takes place in Maine. Stephen King connects his home state to the stories he writes about, in my eyes.

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How does the setting affect the meaning of the story?
                     The setting affects the meaning of the story "Shawshank Redemption." The story takes place in Shawshank Prison. As i said in previous blogs, the setting completely affects my story. The plot of my story is Andy Dufresne's great escape and also is life in prison. If you think about it, Andy Dufresne would have to be doing something else if he was not in prison. There is at least one other thing he could be doing right now and that is continuing his life as a banker, not in prison. This is why my setting affects the story "Shawshank Redemption."