We first met the giant in this setting.
ocean / beach / seashore / the sea
These characters feared the loss of their tools and vehicles.
farmers
This complication was solved when the character put himself back together.
The iron giant was broken in pieces.
Man's warlike behaviour was resolved by this.
The music of the stars / heavens / monster's music / star spirit's music
This caused the iron giant to break into many pieces.
walking/falling off a cliff
the scrap yard
These characters were the first to meet the iron giant in the story.
the seagulls
The solution to this complication was to knock a rusty nail against a pocket knife.
The iron giant would not go into the giant hole trap.
The world was not eaten thanks to this resolution.
The giant dragon was defeated in a test of strength.
Its eyes
A huge lizard landed here.
Australia
This character made a deal with the farmers to stop eating their tractors.
the iron giant
Giving the giant dude stuff to eat in the scrapyard fixed this complication.
The farmers and the giant agreed to this resolution.
The giant would not eat their tractors and they would keep him fed on scrap metal.
a fox
This setting was the temporary jail where the iron giant was trapped.
The Hillside
This character did not want to risk a third trip to the sun.
The giant bat-lizard-dragon-angel-monster
The giant thing wanted to eat the world.
Hogarth got the giant to face the giant-bat-angel by doing this.
He made him realize if all the people got eaten, there would be no more metal to eat.
To the iron giant, this was like spaghetti.
barbed wire fence / fence
The characters probably lived in this country since the author was born there.
England / UK / Great Britain
This character trapped an impressive being with just a nail and a pocket knife.
Hogarth
This complication was solved at the end of the story, thanks to the songs of the heavens.
Man's warlike nature / love of fighting / wars
Thanks to the giant winning the test of strength, the giant-bat-dragon-angel became this.
The world's slave / iron giant's slave / world's music
The bat-dragon-angel came from this constellation.
Orion