Setting impact on character

Well, in the novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop, Cather describes each setting in great detail. She also describes characters in such a way. "His broad high shoulder were like a ull buffalo's his big head was set defiantly on a thick neck, and full cheeks, richly coloured, egg shaped spanish face... a high, narrow forehead, brillant yellow eyes set deep in strong arches, and full florid cheeks,-not blank areas of smooth flesh, as in anglo-saxon faces, but full of muscular activity, as quick to change with feeling as any of his features. His mouth was very assertion of violent, uncurbed passion and tyrannical self will, the full lips thrust out, and taut, like the flesh of animal distended by fear or desire." The way Cather describes Martinez in such incredible details it is like she paints a rose color picture on the inside of your eyelid. The description is so great it was like watching a picture perfect television. Cather describes basically everything including the setting in the same way. From the desert to the sky, Cather tells the reader a huge hint that the environment is important. Latour encounters a juniper tre in the shape of a cross and there Cather lets the readers know the landscape play a role in Latour life also in the number of times the solor red is mentions. It has somethint to do with the faith that they traveled over there for. When looking up the book for better details it mentioned that landscrape was the style of the book. Throughout the book Latour goesback to the French setting and oftend compares the two. The characters are emotional attach to the scenary that Latour now sees the two place as almost the same and starts to accept the new place, New Mexico as home. He also see the Natives America differently than many because he now understands how the setting has impacted their lives too.