The settings props everything else up and gives a feel to everything else in the story. It gives the reader a sense of place and time so they will not feel like they are just floating around with the story.
Setting
Setting
setting
setting
Setting the scene is what an author does to bring the reader into the story. The author needs to let the reader know what period of time it is, what is the place of the story, and give the reader a feel why the characters act the way they do.
It gets readers invested in characters and the setting
Setting
artefacts
Artifacts
artefacts
artefacts
artefacts