The setting of the story seems to take place in the “present day” and as the story states there was a war and “we” won. The overall portion of the story takes place in a classroom with each student facing these new facts and ideas given to them by the New Teacher. “Good morning, children, I’m your new teacher,” the New Teacher said. Then she closed the door softly and walked to the teacher’s desk, and the children in the front row felt and smelled the perfume of her--clean and fresh and young--and as she passed Sandra who sat at the end of the first row...”