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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
Part III
Explanation and Analysis:
The mood of “The Son’s Veto” is primarily wistful and melancholic. Sophy, the protagonist, spends most of her time among the elites of London (after marrying a wealthy man) while longing for her simple life back in rural Gaymead. After her husband’s death, she leads an even sadder life—because of her disability and gender, she generally spends her days trapped in her large house alone. While she does have a son, he is a controlling and status-obsessed young man who refuses to let Sophy remarry after his father’s death because the man (Sam) is a working-class friend of hers from Gaymead and therefore not “a gentleman.”
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