Stories are often interesting based on certain aspects of writing. Authors choose to add metaphors and similes to help the reader visualize what the author is trying to show. Setting is another extremely important part of a short story. It helps the reader understand the situation by visualizing where the story takes place, and in some cases it helps the reader understand the moral of the story. The stories read in class show the connection between the setting and the main character in different ways. Without the appropriate setting the short stories read in class wouldn't have had the same effect. In the short stories "The Cask Amontillado,  "A Rose for Emily,  and "Hills Like White Elephants  the setting is important because it connects metaphorically to the main characters, enhancing the reader's experience. Edgar Allan Poe set the story "The Cask Amontillado  in the cellar of Montresor's home just after dusk to midnight. The description of the cellar and the house itself sets a dark and looming feeling whilst reading, building up to the climax and creating suspense. The setting is important because it keeps the story interesting despite the fact the climax was mentioned in the first paragraph of the story. It also helps the reader understand the narrator, Montresor, more in depth by connecting metaphorically. The setting of Montresor's house is described, "At the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. Its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead in the fashion of the great catacombs of Paris.  (Poe 111) revealing the strategically placed bodies within the walls of the vault. The trickery of the hidden bodies is proven in Montresor's actions when he offered Fortunado the opportunity to back down and not go into the vault on numerous occasions. The dark and edgy feel of the setting also connects to the narrator and his families crest "A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in