Geography is an important factor to a story for many reasons, one being because geography is a key factor to determining a plot to a story. This is shown in the novel, The Color of Water. In The Color of Water, the mother Ruth Jordan was born in Poland in 1921 where she was raised in a Jewish family. During her childhood, they had moved around a lot when she was younger due to her father’s attempt to capitalize on his distinction as a rabbi. Once they realized that they couldn’t make a living this way, they eventually settled down in Suffolk, Virginia. Here they opened a general store in a mostly black section of town where the father Tatech continuously made racial and prejudice comments to the citizens of this town. he had also over charged
