backdrop

The Word: backdrop

Part of Speech: noun

The Source Sentence and (Page Numger): (pg.140) " Against this backdrop of teenage angst, there would have to be a symbol, a representation of the confidence that comes with eventual intellectual and spiritual growth."

Context Clues: Y: representation

Definition:
1.
Also called, especially British, back-cloth. Theater. the rear curtain of a stage setting.
2.
the background of an event; setting.
3.
Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.
–verb (used with object)
4.
to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.

My Original Sentence: I need to know the backdrop of what happpened yesterday, in order to figure out why my friend is mad to her boyfriend.