The _____ context of a text is the way in which the features of the society it is set in impact on its meaning. There are two aspects to social context: the kind of society in which the characters live, and the one in which the author’s text was produced.

______ context offers biographical details of the author’s life, which often helps students to make sense of the story.

______ context explains how religion—of the author specifically, or a group generally—influenced the novel.

______ context is the social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental situations that influence the events or trends we see happen during that time.