Setting of IS Intrinsic Elements of Iron Star

4.1.3 Setting of IS

IS has setting in the United States of America mostly and in the first chapter of part one has its setting in Berlin, Germany. This is because the story tells about the end of World War II and the States which involved were dominated by the USA and Germany that placed the allies with domination under the USA as the winner defeated Germany. In the first chapter of part one on the nov el, it is stated “Berlin January, 1945”. It tells about Skass awaiting his execution in prison of Berlin. Then all of story happened in the USA. In chapter II it tells that Skass had been in the USA and his first place for staying is on an agent of Nazi, the Whitmeyer. They lived in New Jersey. It is stated on the top of chapter two Princeton University New Jersey Two Months Later. Two months later means that Skass had been in the USA in March 1945. The third place that becomes the setting of IS is Manhattan. It tells about the FBI office and the people in charge of it. The other cities that become setting are Southeast Kansas, Rhode Island, New York City, and Washington D.C. In the last chapter of the novel, it was stated as a title Two years Later means that it was in the year of 1947. So, the time setting is around 1945 until 1947. This time is about the end of World War II. America and its allies had won the war defeating Nazi Germany. From that time America and Soviet Union became the superpower states in the world. So, in this story it can be concluded that the setting mostly happened in the USA, while in the first chapter Germany as the setting to show the conflict between Germany and the USA. It seems that the focus will only concern in what was happening in the USA during the time that is explained in the novel. If we related the setting of the story that happened in the end of the World War II about 1945, we see that the conflict of the world is not only war between the USA and Germany, but also some countries that stand behind Germany and some countries behind the USA as allies. In the flash- back of Copp‟s story in his successful mission in stopping some Gangs which made chaos and bank robbery in some states. The Gangs are Denton Gang and Hatfield Gang. They had made bank robbery in some States such as Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas around 1933-1935. If I relate it with the condition in the USA, it can be concluded that this situation is the same as what really happened in year1990-2001 in the form of terror.

4.1.4 Theme and the Relation of Intrinsic Elements of IS