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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 novel's tone is determined by Lauren's attitude and reaction toward what unfolds in her environment, since she narrates the story via her journal entires. Lauren responds to her world with urgency but also hopelessness for any chance of true prosperity on Earth. She also expresses frustration (toward the stubbornness of the people around her who do not want to let go of old ways of the world), and informative (reporting to the reader the tangible events and situations that she experiences while also documenting her though process for the development of Earthseed).
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