And now let's analyse the setting of the story. The events in the analysed text happen in Greenwich Village in a joint studio of two artists: Sue and Johnsy. The setting of the events in the story is realistic, it it presented in a general way. The setting of the story privides a background for action, reflects the character and embodies the theme. Ivy is one of the elements of the setting and plays a great role in understanding the story itself as it symbolises immortality, eternal life and Mr.Behrman gave Johnsy a flash of hope by sacrificing his own life and becoming immortal in his masterpiece.