Mrs. Mitchell's 8th grade Language Arts classes will be using a Wiki to create their class projects for the third quarter novel.  Both novels are included in the Historical Fiction genre.

In historical fiction, setting is the most important literary element. Because the author is writing about a particular time in history, the information about the time period must be accurate, authentic, or both.

Question:

Why must the setting be accurate and authentic? Consider the setting in Killer Angels or Out of the Dust, did the historical element contribute to the authenticity of the novel as a whole?  Explain how in the comment section below.