Answer:
The settings of the story takes place at the Ethel River.
Step-by-step explanation:
'In the Jaws Of the Aligator' is a short story written by P.C Arnoult.The story is about a tug-of-war between an alligator, antagonist, and the protagonist, Ume, over the body of protagonist's wife, Taita.
The setting of the story is a time and place or location of when and where the story took place. A setting may include geographical location, weather, time, social or cultural environment, etc.
In the story 'In the Jaws of the Alligator', story's setting is the 'Ethel River.' The story took place at the Ethel River, where protagonist along with his wife, Taita and an eight-year-old son went to collect mussel-shells, an ingredient that helps to make lime. It is at this setting, the protagonist had a tug-a-war with the alligator, the place where the alligator caught hold of his wife, and the place where she died. Another element of this settiing is that the place have the possibility of having alligators. That's the reason Ume and his son were keeping watch over alligators.