NanoWrimo Book 2022

Setting: Cultural Setting

"Setting: Cultural Setting" ▼
Describe the cultural, political and/or religious setting in your novel, regardless of whether the cultural setting is fictional, historical, or modern.

(1) What do your societies believe?
Religion. Christianity is predominant among the city’s population who worship (71%). The Chicago metropolitan area also includes adherents of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Baháʼí Faith, among others.

(2) In what practices do they engage?


(3) What laws or rules of society are in place?
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dol/rules-and-regulations-portal.html

(4) Who/what enforces the laws and rules and how successful are they?
Chicago police department

(5) What technologies are in use?
modern technology

(6) How does the setting impact your protagonist(s) in their pre-story lives?
Technology is supposed to make life easier.

(7) How does the setting impact the plot of your story?
It is the perfect setting.


Helpful resources:
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1056.html

https://www.viator.com/Chicago-tourism/d673-r1115144301-s41507782?mcid=33953&tse...

https://www.thetravel.com/must-do-things-in-chicago-according-to-locals/

https://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-chicago