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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
Key Examples in The Life of Olaudah Equiano
Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis:
Equiano attempts to cultivate a sympathetic mood throughout the narrative. He aims to show the reader his deeply human reactions to adversity primarily so that the reader will be angry, sad, joyful, and otherwise emotional on his behalf. One example is in Chapter 4, when the ship on which Equiano is trapped ends up engaged in a battle:
[C]heering myself with the reflection that there was a time allotted for me to die as well as to be born, I instantly cast off all fear or thought whatever of death, and went through the whole of my duty with alacrity; pleasing myself with the hope, if I survived the battle, of relating it and the dangers I had escaped, to the Miss Guerins, and others, when I should return to London.
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