The Lady, or the Tiger

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The Lady, or the Tiger?
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Tone, Mood, Atmosphere

• The tone (voice) of a piece of work can be found
  in many ways. Without tone, a piece of literature
  would evoke no emotion, and would likely be an
  official document, and may seem very dull.
• In many cases, the tone of a piece of work may
  change or evolve. Elements of tone include
  diction, or word choice the grammatical
  arrangement of words in a text for effect
  imagery, or vivid appeals to the senses details,
  facts that are included or omitted.
• Tone is an element used frequently in poetry to
  convey feeling and emotion, and set the mood for
  the work. It is important to note that tone and
  mood are not the same thing.

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Tone, Mood, Atmosphere

• Mood is the feeling that a work of literature
  evokes. Some literature makes you feel sad,
  others joyful, still others, angry.
• Unlike tone or atmosphere, the mood of a piece of
  work does not change as it is the feeling you are
  left with AFTER you have finished reading.
• Tone and atmosphere are elements that effect the
  mood of a piece.
• "Drifting down on swimmers is standard rescue
  procedure, but the seas are so violent that
  Buschor keeps getting flung out of reach. There
  are times when he's thirty feet higher than the
  men trying to rescue him. . . . if the boat's not
  going to Buschor, Buschor's going to have to go
  to it. SWIM! They scream over the rail. SWIM!
  Buschor rips off his gloves and hood and starts
  swimming for his life."
• The anxiety that the reader feels while reading
  the above passage is mood.

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Tone, Mood, Atmosphere

• Atmosphere is the emotional attitude in a work.
  It is most often established by the setting. The
  setting in a work usually provides the
  atmosphere. The atmosphere is "an air that the
  characters breathe, a world in which they move."
  The setting can be physical surroundings such as
  furniture, landscape, and climate. All of these
  props establish the atmosphere.
• Atmosphere can also be created by diction,
  dialogue, and description. Often the opening
  scene in a play or novel establishes an
  atmosphere appropriate to the theme of the entire
  work. The opening of Shakespeare's Hamlet creates
  a brooding atmosphere of unease. Poe's The Fall
  of the House of Usher establishes an atmosphere
  of gloom and emotional decay.
• In many cases, the atmosphere of a piece of work
  may change or evolve.

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Tone, Mood, Atmosphere

• The Lady, or the Tiger?
• The mood or feeling in this story is
  passionate, tense and full of suspense. "The Lady
  and The Tiger" has a chilling and barbaric
  atmosphere that makes the reader anxious
  throughout the story. Feelings run very high in
  this story, dark feelings of hatred, envy, and
  anguish over lost love dominate the tone of
  story.  When the princess and the courtier are
  separated and he must choose the correct door,
  the lady or the tiger, the mood is tense and full
  of anticipation.  A feeling of dread is present
  in the reader, what if he chooses the wrong door,
  then he will be ripped to pieces.

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Point of View

• Who is the narrator?
• We should remember that someone is always between
  the reader and the action of the story , that
  someone is telling the story from his or her own
  point of view. This angle of vision, the point of
  view from which the people, events, and details
  of a story are viewed, is important to consider.

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Point of View

• TYPES of Point of View
• A- First Person
• He is recognizable by use of first person
  pronoun, generally "I" but sometimes "we"
• He offers a singularity of perspective
• When reading stories in the first person, we need
  to realize that what the narrator is recounting
  might not be the objective truth. We should
  question the trustworthiness of the accounting.
• B- Third Person
• An outside force without any clear identity tells
  the story described elsewhere as like the eye of
  God
• Omniscient narrator moves freely about in time
  and space and into characters thoughts and
  feelings . He knows everything about them ,
  interprets and comments on their behavior, and
  even comments on the significance or meaning of
  the story.
• Limited omniscient Like omniscient, the story is
  told in third person, but the author tells it
  from the viewpoint of only one character. The
  author looks at events through the eyes, mind and
  emotions of that one character. The writer moves
  inside and outside the character and knows what
  that character sees, hears, feels, and thinks.
  However, nothing is revealed about the other
  characters except for what his chosen character
  knows or infers. This point of view is closer to
  the conditions of real life and may serve to
  unify the story since all details are seen
  through the eyes and experience of one person.

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Point of View

• Objective narrator refrains from any editorial
  commentary . He can go anywhere, but can only
  record what is seen and heard . He tells what
  happens without stating more than can be inferred
  from the story's action and dialogue. He never
  discloses anything about what the characters
  think or feel, remaining a detached observer.