Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed
by Ray Bradbury

Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed: 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:

The tone of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” shifts from anxious and paranoid to joyful and relaxed. This is because the story's third-person narrator stays very close to Harry’s experience over the course of the story, in which Harry goes through a significant transformation. While Harry initially resists assimilating into the Mars environment, he ultimately accepts his fate there, forgetting about his previous life on Earth in the process.