Read the excerpt from "civil peace" by chinua achebe.

jonathan iwegbu counted himself extraordinarily lucky. "happy survival! ” meant so much more to him than just a current fashion of greeting old friends in the first hazy days of peace. it went deep to his heart. he had come out of the war with five inestimable blessings—his head, his wife maria’s head and the heads of three out of their four children. as a bonus he also had his old bicycle—a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads.

what can you most clearly determine about the story’s setting from this excerpt?

a)the story takes place right before a war.
b)the story takes place in the middle of a war.
c)the story takes place right after a war.
d)the story takes place years before the start of a war.

The correct answer is C. The story takes place right after a war.

Explanation:

In literature, the setting refers to the context in which the events in a story takes place, this includes the places or scenarios, the historical time and the social context and any other details related to the surrounding of the characters and the events. Additionally, the setting affects the plot or main events that take place in a story as well as the mood or atmosphere on it. In the excerpt presented the narrator describes how one of the characters called Jonathan feels he is lucky for having survived and "come out of the war" with his family including his wife Maria, his two children and himself, besides an old bicycle. Considering this excerpt includes expressions such as "happy survival", "hazy days of peace" and "he had come out of the war" it can be inferred the story takes place right after a war as the narrator describes how the character feels someone relief as the war had ended and he still has the people he loves with him.

c, his tragic flaw to cause his downfall