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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
Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis:
Scythe has an omniscient third-person narrator who occasionally has interior knowledge of certain characters, most often Rowan and Citra. This narrator has an ironic, comedic tone, one fairly typical for young adult novels. Most often the narrator's irony highlights differences between the mortal and post-mortal worlds. In Chapter 6, the narrator implies that of all the societal ills that the Thunderhead has eliminated, one stands out: there are no more middle seats on airplanes. The narrator describes this as one of many "unpleasant things" that no longer bother immortal humans:
“Are you heading out or heading home?” asked the woman sitting beside him in 15A. There was no 15B—the concept of the B seat, where one had to sit between two other passengers, had been eliminated along with other unpleasant things, like disease and government.
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