How does the setting illustrate the conflict in the poem? The setting in the city influences the life of the father, who is in conflict with his culture being rooted in the natural world. The setting alternates between the city and the hunting grounds, illustrating how the father never adapted to his environment. The setting alternates between the city and the hunting grounds, illustrating how one must exist without the other. The setting in the hunting grounds influences the father, who has lost his spiritual connection to the buffalo after their extinction. WITHOUT TITLE POEM