The connection between the narrative and the setting is an essential component of any written work because it provides the readers with background information that helps them understand the place and time period of the story. It would be perplexing, to put it mildly, to write a novel set in the Victorian era but with the setting being Johannesburg in the present.
Therefore, it is crucial that you explore how the setting of the novel and the plot are related during a group discussion regarding setting.