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Definition of Mood
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Part 1, Chapter 2: The Science of Deduction
Explanation and Analysis:
In Part 1 of A Study in Scarlet, the mood is curious, intellectual, and suspenseful. The curious mood is established immediately, when Dr. Watson first learns about Sherlock Holmes from his friend Stamford, who paints Holmes in a mysterious, eccentric, and intriguing light. In Part 1, Chapter 2, after several weeks of living with Holmes, Watson begins to feel intensely curious about his new roommate, whose occupation as a detective remains a mystery to him:
As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased […] The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself.
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Part 1, Chapter 3: The Lauriston Garden Mystery
Explanation and Analysis:
In Part 1 of A Study in Scarlet, the mood is curious, intellectual, and suspenseful. The curious mood is established immediately, when Dr. Watson first learns about Sherlock Holmes from his friend Stamford, who paints Holmes in a mysterious, eccentric, and intriguing light. In Part 1, Chapter 2, after several weeks of living with Holmes, Watson begins to feel intensely curious about his new roommate, whose occupation as a detective remains a mystery to him:
Unlock with LitCharts A+As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased […] The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself.
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