Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country: Tone 1 key example

Definition of Tone

The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical or mournful, praising or critical, and so on. For instance... read full definition
The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical or mournful, praising or critical... read full definition
The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical... read full definition
Tone
Explanation and Analysis:

In Cry, the Beloved Country, Paton’s lyricism creates a mystical tone. The tone is versatile and incorporates different conventions and literary voices. Part of this is because some sections are narrated by a third-person narrator closely following Stephen Kumalo, while other sections closely follow James Jarvis.