Setting has always been the main element to focus on in all stories, in addition to characters and plot development. However, setting also plays an important role in both of these things. The setting has such a wide variety of things for writers to choose from, and that's why so many people focus on it. Every little detail read describes the setting or puts a vivid image in the reader's mind that is really the main focus of the writing. If readers have nothing to imagine, then there is no story or purpose in reading that particular text. In the lyrics of The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man of the Temple, there are many similarities and differences that influence the character and events of the story across place, time, and culture. To begin, the stories of The Man to Send Rain Clouds and the Old Man of the Temple can be compared and contrasted across location. In The Man to Send Rain Clouds, one of the main places that differ from the other text would be the cemetery or burial site. This was a small part of the tale but also an important part, as the whole story was pretty much based on it. The lyrics of The Man to Send Rain Clouds read: "The priest looked at them and saw a pile of jackets, gloves and scarves among the dry yellow weeds growing in the cemetery." This shows a small description of the dry place. The Old Man of the Temple instead takes place mainly in front of the old temple. The characters drive past the temple, then all the action takes place there from there on out. He also provides descriptive words of the temple which had piles of old bricks and the walls were crooked. Both stories do a great job of describing the place. Also, time plays a big role in the setting in the short run... middle of paper... drastically when the old man takes over Doss. It's still the new modern time, but the old makes it seem like it happened hundreds of years earlier. Both stories used culture to describe settings, but both very differently. Clearly, setting is the most important thing not only when it comes to short stories, but to all stories. It can change dramatically in a matter of seconds and set the tone for the entire story. It really affects the story and the characters as they feed off each other. Both texts use setting in many different ways to make the story come alive. Obviously, in the texts The Man to Send Rain Clouds and Old Man of the Temple there are many similarities and differences that influence the character and events of the story across place, time, and culture. Works Cited The Man to Send Rain Clouds The Old Man of the Temple