... in vivid detail in the novel. Carpentier uses them and their descriptions to help describe the narrator in himself. The settings range from a metropolitan New York City to the South American cities. The novel also goes into the city and the jungle itself. We also are taken to the setting of Santa Monica de los Venados. Moreover, the settings of the ... individual rooms and buildings within the larger settings also play a pivotal role throughout the novel. The setting of New York City and its streets is where the novel begins. In this setting it is present day, and everything is monotono...

• Word Count: 1028
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School