Mood helps in creating an atmosphere in a literary work by means of setting, theme, diction and tone. Throughout the book To kill a mockingbird the author wanted the mood to be sorrowful or vexed or just fret about how the people are acting because seeing how things were being treated or how people acted would be enough to make you feel angry or sad or worried for the people who were in the book. You always wanted to know what was going to come next or how something would end. Vex was a very prominent mood in this story and is definitely the most relevant. The mood that occurred most in the book is vexing because the way people acted would make you vexed. For example when the jury had said tom robinson was guilty everyone knew he was innocent but he was still guilty so that would make you feel vexed. “A jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted, and when this jury came in, not one of them looked at Tom Robinson.”(Lee 282) That is one of many examples in the book where things make you extremely mad and it is usually racism that makes you vexed because it happens all throughout ...
Mood is how the audience feels about a piece of literature. This differs from tone because tone is the author’s mood about a piece of literature. Suspense and mood are often closely connected because how you feel about a text can help create suspense. If you feel tense or nervous about something that will add to the suspense already there; however, if you feel devastated or depressed about something, it may not add the same amount of suspense as it could’ve if it made you feel tense or nervous. An example of mood in Cujo is when Stephen King wrote, “She saw the dog’s tail and the top of its broad back over the hood of the Pinto. It was going around to Tad’s side of the car -- And Tad’s window wasn’t shut.” The mood of this piece of text evidence is nervous and maybe a little bit scared of what will happen to Tad. The mood in this part of the excerpt adds to the suspense because the suspense of this excerpt is already making you feel anxious, and the mood makes the suspense stronger. Another example of mood in Cujo is when Donna first heard Cujo growl. It had seemed directionless to her. It was nowhere and everywhere at the same time. She finally figured out that it came from the garage. The mood here would be nightmarish and a little nervous. This is because the reader would read the paragraph and think that it was something out of a nightmare, and they would be nervous for Donna because they wouldn’t want her getting hurt. The mood
Emotion and attitude that the author reveals through syntax, narrative pace, and characters. Tone influences a reader’s understanding of a novel.
Literary devices are tools used by the author to help the reader understand a given literary work. Writers use different literary devices depending on their style and what they wish their reader to get out of their work. One important literary device that is essential for a successful literary work is theme. Theme is the general insight into life that the author shares with the reader. There are a number of different methods from which an author can choose to present his/her theme. One common strategy is to communicate the theme through the use of mood; the overall feeling or emotion conjured within the reader. In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," and in Saki's short story, "The Interlopers," the mood evoked within the reader is used to communicate the short story's overall theme.
As stated before, Mood is a way that we can tell how they are similar but also different. In two of the stories, “The Most dangerous Game” and “Harrison Bergeron”, far as mood especially at the end. In the end of “Harrison Bergeron” Hazel, whom is the mother of Harrison Bergeron, watches on tv as her own son dies on television. Suddenly the tv went black, only to have her husband to come back and ask what was wrong, only to find that she cannot remember what happened and that she was crying. In “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character Rainford must enter a 1v1 battle to the death with non other than General Zaroff. But before their battle Rainsford, becoming what he wanted to avoid at all cost, stated “ “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low hoarse voice. “Get ready General Zaroff,””. As both characters having a depressing ending to the
Emotionally, how could someone stand and watch, whether they believe in segregation or not, another human get beat. These innocent people are getting hurt for supporting a belief they believe is correct. Emotions is what allows the reader to create an image in their head and cringe during the harsh, descriptive words. Without emotions, the ability to see the blacks perspective would be boggled by laws and what is only told to be morally
I think the mood that is most prevalent in this novel is a mood of courage, shown mostly by the Indians, but mainly through John Dunbar. Towards the middle of the story, we find a tone of romance through John and “Stands With a Fist.” I think one of the best things a novel can have as a finishing touch is a little bit of romance.
in the book is very dark, and it helps set the awful mood for the rest
The first example of this is,“Yes! Yes, I killed him. Pull up the boards and you shall see! I killed him.” The character in the story when they say this, they develop a bit of frightening mood to know that the body is right underneath of him. Another example is from the text is, “Suddenly the old man sat straight up in bed and cried, “Who’s there??!”” The old man sensing someone is there can create a petrifying mood and also can show that the old man is a bit frightened. The final example of this is , “But why does his heart not stop beating?! Why does it not stop!?” Sets a frightful mood because he can still hear the old man’s heart beating inside of his head. Also because since the old man is dead some may find this disturbing. The author uses some dialogue to develop a mood throughout the story especially towards the end of
Expressing the tone, Van Doren Stern uses the attitude of the protagonist to provide a deeper meaning to the story. Using the attitude of the protagonist, we can visualize the atmosphere being described in the writing. Such as at the beginning of “The Greatest Gift,” the author sets the tone as despair as we see the protagonist, George Pratt, contemplate suicide. “The water looked paralyzingly cold. George wondered how long a man could stay alive in it” (Van Doren Stern 1). Despair is understood to be the tone because as the reader we feel with the attitude being set that George’s life is a mess at the time and that he has no other way out then to end his
In the opening chapters of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Harper Lee introduces several subtle instances of racism. However, when Jem and Scout are welcomed into Cal’s Church in chapter 12, the reader really gets to travel behind the false disguise of Maycomb County’s white society to see the harsh realities of the injustices suffered by the blacks. The black community is completely separate from the whites -- in fact, Cal lives in a totally different part of town!
Nelle Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been considered one of the classic works of American literature. To Kill A Mockingbird is the work ever published by Nelle Harper Lee, and it brought her great fame. However, Nelle Harper Lee has published several other articles in popular magazines. Nelle Harper Lee is not an individual who desires to be in the light and little is known about her personal life. At the time it is believed she is possible working on her memoirs. The fictional work of To Kill A Mockingbird plots many elements close to real events in America’s struggle over civil rights.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee seems like a complete replica of the lives of people living in a small Southern U.S. town. The themes expressed in this novel are as relevant today as when this novel was written, and also the most significant literary devices used by Lee. The novel brings forward many important themes, such as the importance of education, recognition of inner courage, and the misfortunes of prejudice. This novel was written in the 1930s. This was the period of the “Great Depression” when it was very common to see people without jobs, homes and food. In those days, the rivalry between the whites and the blacks deepened even more due to the competition for the few available jobs. A very famous court case at that time was the Scottsboro trials. These trials were based on the accusation against nine black men for raping two white women. These trials began on March 25, 1931. The Scottsboro trials were very similar to Tom Robinson’s trial. The similarities include the time factor and also the fact that in both cases, white women accused black men.
Scout learned a number of things in the book, but most of them all refer back to a statement that Atticus and Calpurnia said, which goes, “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because all they do is sing their hearts our for us.” (Lee, pg. 90). Scout learned that about people, too. She learned that some people don’t do anything to you, so it would be a sin to do something mean in return. Over the course of the story Scout becomes more mature and learns the most important facts of life. She was living through a very difficult time and most of that helped her get through.
Scout Finch is not the stereotypical girl from the 1930’s. Agents the wishes of everyone around her, she grows up in overalls instead of dresses. Scout plays in the dirt and sand, instead of in the kitchen. In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, Scout is the wild spirited narrator, growing up in the small town of Maycomb. As she gets older, she learns mostly from her father Atticus how to interact with people. Scout learns to show dignity and respect to everyone, under any circumstances.
The novel takes place in multiple settings. First, there is K.'s house, which is an apartment of sort that is very bright and organized. Second, the book takes place in several attics, one of which is the court, which are always very stuffy, gloomy, and dirty. The final setting is K.'s office at work which is very organized and secure. It is here that K. does most of his thinking and makes many decisions. The mood of the novel reflects the setting throughout the entire book. At first, the mood was very hopeful and nonchalant because K, was spending very minimal time in the attics and the court and did not seem to be concerned about his trial. Yet, later on in the novel when K. spends more and more time in dark and gloomy places, the mood changes to being incredibly gloomy, depressed, and