- mood
- reflects society
- context (where/when)
- reflection of characterisation
- establishes narrative (influences events and may reflect journey)
- character placement
The Road
The Cellar = underneath plantation house
- bodies stored (post apocalyptic food source)
- reflects society's decay
- horror (tension, fear) - MEMORABLE AS NOTHING ELSE IS
The Bunker = underneath
- Food source (pre-apocalyptic)
- built to save from apocalypse
- safe, secure, civilised (why don't characters stay there?
Gun without bullets in the bunker has no purpose, like the bunker as it didn't save anybody.