Joyce Carol Oates

What is the setting in the story Heat?

Asked by bsanddyaraniavis 13 years ago 5/28/2012 9:23 AM

Last updated by Jill W 4 years ago 5/16/2021 1:54 PM

Answered by Jill W 4 years ago 5/16/2021 1:54 PM

From the text:

It was midsummer, the heat rippling above the macadam roads, cicadas screaming out of the trees, and the sky like pewter, glaring.

Heat