Monday, February 2, 2009

Setting- Geography


I have two settings for my story. One of my settings is the home town of Albert Einstein; Atlanta Georgia. My other setting is Washington DC, which only appears toward the end and not much happens there. Atlanta Georgia was a very populated city in the late 1800's and the early 1900's. The fact that there was a lot of people in Atlanta provided the opportunity for Albert Einstein to loose his stalker who was trying to kill him. His stalker went by the name of Reinhard Gehlen. He was Hitler's top spy and was a very dangerous person to be involved with. After hearing that Einstein had warned the US about the atomic bomb threat, Hitler sent Gehlen to Atlanta, Georgia to kill him. A single man is hard to find in a crowd of over a million in a fairely small city. An advantage that Albert also had over his killer was that he knew how to navigate the crowded streets. Downtown Atlanta is filled with tiny alley's and confusing streets. Being from Germany Reinhard had no idea where to turn in the unfamiliar city. Therefore, allowing Albert to escape or at least gain an advantage over Gehlen. As you may know Germany is usually not all that warm during the year; Atlanta is. Reinhard Gehlen may get some type of sickness from the sun, therefore, preventing him form killing Albert Einstein. Atlanta is the perfect setting for my story because of all the reasons I just listed.

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