Welcome to War-Torn Poland in 1941
Once by Morris Gleitzman
When And Where my book took place
The story I read is Once by Morris Gleitzman, this book takes place in many of the places around the Nazi controlled countries of Germany and Poland. It also takes places in many bizarre and unnamed worlds in the future, past, and present through Felix's stories of better times. One of the many places described in this book is Father Ludwick's orphanage in one of the many vast mountain ranges in Poland and Barney the dentists' basement which is hidden under the floorboards in a factory in the center of the city of Warsaw. The city is war torn and infested with Nazis.
War Torn Warsaw
This is what the city you are in might look like. This is because when the Nazis invaded they were rather aggressive.
Nazis
Beware of Nazis because you are in the Nazi controlled country Poland where they patrol and capture anyone they feel like.
Safe Spot
This is one example of somewhere you might have to hide if you wish to avoid the Nazis.
How the Setting Affects the Characters
The setting affects the character in many ways. The setting affects the character because if he was in a city like London instead of Warsaw then he wouldn't have had be sent to the orphanage to avoid persecution. If he was in London he also wouldn't end up with Zelda and Barney. The setting affects Felix's parents as well because if it were somewhere else then they would be with him and he wouldn't be on his journey.
How the Setting Affect the Plot
The plot is created by the setting and also heavily relies on the setting. Like I said earlier than the plot of the book, which is Felix's journey to find his parents. This plot wouldn't have been plausible if he was in a city like London because London was not crawling with Nazis, but in Warsaw which was taken over at that point it would be possible for his Jewish parents to have been taken.
How the Setting Affects the Mood of the Story.
The setting in my book affects the mood by making it eerie and dark. The setting includes bodies laying in the streets of a war ravaged version of Warsaw. often the only people on the streets are Nazi patrols. Many large buildings like factories and churches also have holes blasted through them or have toppled over to the ground.