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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
Chapter 43
Explanation and Analysis:
For Whom the Bell Tolls is narrated by a third-person omniscient narrator. Typically, the story is told from Jordan's perspective, but the point of view shifts to El Sordo's during the ambush, as well as Karkov's during Jordan's flashbacks to Madrid. As such, tone in the novel relies heavily on whichever character's stream-of-consciousness narration Hemingway highlights (usually Jordan's). Generally, this tone is one of uncertainty and instability—war, after all, is destabilizing, and the novel's central characters often appear torn as to how they should think and feel.
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