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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, it stated "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner 2.) In India snakes must common so he was already aware that snakes might be near by. The American was using his background knowledge to come to the conclusion that there was a snake and someone was trying to bait it.

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The short story, "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example , " In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing- bait for a snack." ( Gardner 2 ) If the bowl of milk was never sat outside of the veranda doors elsewhere where the milk was clearly visible than everyone could have noticed the cobra because they know milk means there is possibly a snake. If this occurred than someone could get bitten because  cobras strike when there nervous. Although since the milk was in front of the doors and the American noticed and made the connection that there was a cobra in the room he took action to keep everyone safe. Therefore in " The Dinner Party" the setting drives the plot.

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The short story "The dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner, 2). This shows how the setting drives the plot by showing that milk in a bowl in India means bait for a snake. The American understood this. He knows that milk in a bowl can mean only one thing in India, but it might mean something else in another place, like America. Therefore, "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive a plot by showing that this may only happen in India, but not somewhere else.

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The short story "The dinner party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, the passage says that "In India, a bowl of milk only means one thing- bait for a snake. This evidence shows how the setting affects the plot by showing that the only reason that someone would bring in a bowl of milk in India is for bait for a snake. This shows that in India, snakes are common, and milk is helpful to get them out of places they aren't wanted. The characters then sat still for 300 seconds to avoid being bitten by the snake. i know that they may not have known all of these tricks if they didn't live in india.

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The short story,¨ The Dinner Party¨ relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, ¨In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake¨ ( Gardner 2). This evidence shows that the setting is affected by the plot because the American knew that the snake was near, and other people did not know because they did not see the snake under the table. If they all were somewhere else, they would of all seen the snake and they might of seen the bowl of milk. If they saw the bowl of milk, they would of all known that there was a snake near.

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In the short story "The dinner party"relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example,"in India a bowl of milk only means one thing-bait for a snake."(Gardener 2). In this part of the story the American saw someone put a bowl of milk by the door. He did know that in India milk was snake bait and told everyone to stay still for 300 seconds to avoid the snake being startled. This is the American using his knowledge to his advantage thus coming to the conclusion of a snake.

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The short story ¨The Dinner Party¨ relies on its setting to drive the plot. For instance, ¨In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake¨(Gardner 2). If the setting was somewhere else the American would not have known that the bowl of milk meant a snake because that was something that happens in India. If the setting was somewhere else the bowl of milk would have meant nothing. The setting of India helped the American realize there was a snake and because of that other events happened, like the game that the American started.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing----bait for a snake. (Gardner2) The American knew that it was bait for a snake. He had everyone hold completely still and count to 300, saying that the winnner would get money. He knew that this would give the snake the opportunity to go for the milk. While everyone was counting, unaware of the snake, the American was keeping an eye out for it, he then shut the doors once the snake left. If the setting was not in India, then the bowl of milk would not make sense, and no one would have known.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake." (Gardner 2) When they American says this, it shows that he's using his context clues of the place around him which is India. As India is the setting for the story, it allows the American to use his prior knowledge of the country that milk in a bowl (If in India) signifies a snake. If the American had not been in India, his assumption may have been different as in different places, milk in a bowl could mean other things. So, to try and keep the other guests calm so they wouldn't frighten the snake while it was under the table, The American suggested a game for them to play that would keep them still so no one was alerted to the snake's presence and it could slither away without biting someone.

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The short story ¨The Dinner Party¨, relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, ¨In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake.¨ (Gardner 2).  He would not know this because he lives in America, not India. However, the American notices the bowl of milk and the American gets the people to play the game of counting to 300 to avoid the snake from striking. If the bowl of milk was placed in a different country, the American would not have noticed there was a snake because of the evidence in this story. The story would have ended differently in a different setting. In conclusion, the story ¨The Dinner Party¨, relies on its setting to drive the plot.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on it's setting to drive the plot. For instance, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing---bait for a snake." (Gardener 2). If the party was outside then they wouldn't have to worry, they could just go inside and continue the party. Since, they were inside they had to remain calm and  get it out. Plus snakes are common in India, and if it were in the USA then it wouldn't make sense.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing--bait for a snake." (Gardener, 2) This scene is showing that the American knew what it meant, so he acted accordingly. This means that a different area could have a different meaning. In America, a bowl of milk likely means for a cat.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For instance, "In India, milk in a bowl means one thing- bait for a snake"(Gardner 2). The American realized the servant set a bowl of milk outside the door, he knew in India milk meant snake. If the story would have been somewhere else the American wouldn't have known what that means.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on it's setting to drive the plot. This is especially apparent when the American says," In India, milk in a bowl only means one thing-- bait for a snake"(Gardner 2). In this scene, the American noticed someone set a bowl of milk right outside the door. He knew that in India, milk was snake bait and told everyone to stay still with a game. In this game, everyone had to hold still until he was done counting. If the bowl of milk was placed outside in a different country, the American wouldn't have known there was a snake, and this story would have ended VERY differently.

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The short story "The dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner 2). Since they were in India the the American knew what the milk in the bowl was for. If the dinner party wasn't held in India than the American might not have known that the milk was for a snake. Also if it wasn't in India there might not have even been a snake. If there was no snake then there would have been a totally different story.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner 2). In India, snakes are a common animal and any person who goes to India (especially if they are an explorer) knows to be aware of them. In this story when the American saw the milk he knew that even though snakes were not common where he was from, they were very common here so knowing all of this he took precaution and distracted everyone by playing a game, until the snake was out. If this story was set in America it would not make sense, knowing snakes are not very common here. With that being said the plot would be completely off if they were not in India. So in conclusion, the short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot.

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The short story "The dinner Party" relies on it's setting to drive the plot. For example, "In India milk in a bowl only means one thing--bait for a snake" (Gardner 2)  In India deadly snakes like the one in "The Dinner Party" are very common and can be baited using one thing... Milk in a bowl. The American knew that milk in a bowl was bait for a snake. The American helped by making up a game to not scare the snake as the snake was getting out of the building.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, the author states, "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -- bait for a snake"(Gardner 2). The American knew that milk in a bowl ment there was a snake because snakes like to drink milk. He also knew that he had to do something so that everyone would not freak out because then it would scare the snake. When the American made everyone play a game to keep them calm and also played so that the snake would not strike, drove the plot because it made the story more interesting. The story then became longer and more interesting because the American was being clever by playing a game to keep everyone and the snake calm.

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The short story " The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. For instance," In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing -bait for a snake" ( Gardner,2) If the story was never in India then the America wouldn't know that there was a snake in the room. If the story was in Russia for example put a bowl of milk out is not something you do and people would question you, but in India putting milk out in a bowl is something you do and would get people scare. This would then cause the snake the freak out and start to attack the people in the room. In India's culture it is know for putting a bowl of milk out for a snake other countries aren't.

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The short story ¨The Dinner Party¨relies on its setting to drive the plot. For example, ¨In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing--bait for a snake¨(Gardner 2). If this short story were to have taken place in a different place besides India, the explorer would be confused since he/she isn't used to having snakes. Since India is home to snakes, you would be more used to them. In conclusion, the short story relies on the setting to drive the plot.

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The short story " The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot.  For example, " In India a bowl of milk means only one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner, 2). This means that the woman in the story, shortly after an argument about how women react to things, kept calm, called the boy to get the milk. The American noticed this, and asked everyone to play a game. He would count for 3 minutes, and no one could move a muscle, otherwise they lost the game. He was almost there when the snake slithered out from under the table to the milk, and most of the people at the party jumped out of their seats in surprise.  One man sat still,and another said that that was a true example of how a man should act.  The American said, " Not so fast,"... the proceeded to ask the hostess about how she knew the snake was in the room, and she responded that it slithered across her foot.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. Such as, "In India, milk in a bowl only means one thing-bait for a snake" (Gardner 2). If the story were to take place in a place other than India, the said explorer would more than likely just be confused. So if the setting was in the United States, a bowl of milk would mean almost nothing, besides a potential cats' dinner. In other words, the story would not so dramatically move along if the setting was either not stated or not in India. This action is almost like the culture in India when it comes to trapping animals. Like how Americans might put out salt for deer to lick. Others in different country might find this act quite strange.

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The short story "The Dinner Party" relies on its setting to drive the plot. Showing this, in the passage a snake appears and the host notices, and asks for a cup of milk, this leads another American to realize there must be a snake. "In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing-bait for a snake"(Gardener 2). This supports the claim by showing that in India, which is where they are that milk in a bowl can only mean there is a snake. The American knows this, so he plays a game that everyone has to stay still for 300 seconds instead of getting up on their chairs and screaming. This is the main thing that happens in the story, therefore it really drives the plot.