The+Gray+Building


 * What?**
 * Introduces the setting of the chapter
 * Begins to show how the story's world is unlike our own ("only thirty-four stories")
 * Introduces concepts that will be explained later in the chapter
 * Shows the bleak, harsh overtone through description of the setting
 * Why?**
 * To introduce the story
 * To let the reader know the he/she is unfamiliar with the setting
 * To set the tone
 * How? **
 * Describing the room
 * Describing the people in the room