In Walker's "Everyday Use," the set-up (it's a noun and is hyphenated) is the way in which the writer has constructed and contrived the visit by Dee, about which the story tells.
The initiating incident (the visit) is a part of the set-up, as is the setting. The story prepares the reader for the visit by describing the mother, Maggie, and Dee when she was younger; by revealing the friction between Dee and the other two; by revealing Dee's attitude toward the two and their home and their lifestyle, as compared to her attitude toward the outside world.
The set-up prepares the reader for the confrontation that occurs once Dee arrives. The writer constructs the story in such a way that the relevant issues are revealed once Dee arrives.
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