The setting of Stephen King’s 1969 short story The Reaper’s Image plays a large role in the foundation of the story, even though it leaves out many key details typically associated with setting. There is no true sense of time; therefore, the story could take place anywhere in history. Descriptions of the setting are limited to the randomized rooms of the museum the story takes place in and the objects featured throughout. There is an object in the top floor of the museum called the Delver’s mirror whose legacy asks more questions than it answers: what power does it have, for what purpose, and why are we as readers not allowed to know the end result? The trek to get to the mirror is where the majority of the setting is formed. Since there is
