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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 15
Explanation and Analysis—Curious Sympathy:
The mood of the novel shifts primarily between curiosity and sympathy. The reader is often called to imagine how difficult it must be for little Oliver to stay afloat in a cruel world. For instance, in Chapter 15, Oliver is helpless to resist when Nancy and Sikes kidnap him off the street:
Weak with recent illness, stupified by the blows and the suddenness of the attack, terrified by the fierce growling of the dog and the brutality of the man, and overpowered by the conviction of the bystanders that he was really the hardened little wretch he was described to be, what could one poor child do?
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