So, high or low, near or far, north or south, east or west, the places of poems and fiction really matter. It isn’t just setting, that hoary old English class topic. It’s place and space and shape that bring us to ideas and psychology and history and dynamism. It’s enough to make you read a map.
Moral of the chapter: pay attention to the location. Pay attention to the journey---not just the footprints left behind in the dirt. Look for the change inside the character's head, too, look for a change in behavior, thoughts, mood. Journeys are never only a physical thing.
