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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
Tone
Explanation and Analysis:
The Master and Margarita’s narrator makes a playful, lively presence throughout the novel. The novel finds a witty Bulgakov who gossips with the reader while watching the characters meet their misfortune. “Ah, if only Ivan Nikolayevich had been there! He would have recognized this character at once!” he ironically tells the reader as Styopa glances up at a passing Koroviev. Like a puppetmaster, Bulgakov creates distance between himself and his characters in apparent emphasis of their human fallibility. He looks on at the novel’s all-too-mortal characters, revealing how their temptations and desires get the better of their moral bearings.
