For chapter 6, you are confusing mood with tone.
Mood is
the climate of
feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects,
details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example,
an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that
character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone. I think your choice of
mood is also incorrect; first refer to his tone, his tone is certainly not hopeful. Try
reading it out loud, including pausing at the punctuation. The mood is dark and somber;
they have just lost the fire, which is their symbol of hope, and their only chance to be
rescued. You can elaborate on how Golding uses language to create this
mood.
For chapter 7, think about the symbolic act and the
characterization. What does it mean to go up a mountain? Who else traveled up a
mountain, think about Biblical allusions - Moses. Who discovers who the real beast is -
Simon. Make the comparison of Simon being the only brave one, who goes against all the
groups, to find the truth. (Christ figure.)
Chapter 8 you
are off on the tone, also. Tone is the author’s
attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some
possible attitudes are pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness,
humorous, and joyful. An author’s tone can be revealed through choice of words and
details, and is usually described in one or two adjectives. Think about what Ralph is
saying here -- look at his two metaphors. He is comparing the fire to being saved as
that of a rope to a drowning person, or life-saving medication to an ill person. Who put
out the fire? Now connect it -- What if someone pulled that rope out of the water before
the drowning person could get to it? What if the doctor said "nevermind" and refused to
write the prescription? What tone does that create. Elaborate on the comparitive
choices.
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