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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
Chapter 56
Explanation and Analysis:
Mood in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is tragic and disillusioned, in both a speculative and a predictive manner. The narrator frequently foreshadows future tragedies or disillusionments throughout the text, making such events feel like foregone conclusions to the reader. Despite this, the novel's conclusion is open-ended, leaving the possibility of a happy and contented future for Francie. Note the following passage from Chapter 56:
A new tree had grown from the stump and its trunk had grown along the ground until it reached a place where there were no wash lines above it. Then it had started to grow towards the sky again. Annie, the fir tree, that the Nolans had cherished with waterings and manurings, had long since sickened and died. But this tree in the yard—this tree that men chopped down ... this tree that they built a bonfire around, trying to burn up its stump—this tree lived! It lived! And nothing could destroy it.
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