Theme, Tone, and Beyond
Tone primarily deals with the attitude of this person about the subject of the writing.
Author/narrator/speaker
"..a gourd of delicious hot soup"
Taste
Mathilde's husband brings her the invitation
She had long dreamed of these kind of parties, so you would expect her to be excited, not irritated.
The narrator is a character in the story.
First person.
"She was beautiful.."
Physical appearance characterization
The main message/idea that the author is trying to put across in a piece of writing.
"..the cold excruciating.."
touch/feel
Mathilde's conversation with Madame Forestier after the 10 years of poverty.
You would expect her friend to show sympathy for Mathilde's hard work, not tell her the necklace was fake.
We know what all characters are doing and what they're thinking.
Third-person omniscient
"'What do you expect me to do with that,' Mathilde said."
Speech characterization
The tone of "The Good Life" could primarily be described with this word. The author used it to describe how she looked back on her poorer days.
Nostalgic/nostalgia
"..minecarts rumbling.."
sound
Mathilde is now poor and will have to work to repay the debt.
We know the inner thoughts of one character but the story is told by someone outside the story.
Third person limited.
Mathilde hurries out of the ball before people can see her shabby coat.
Action characterization
This word, which means word choice, is often a big shaper of tone in a written work.
Diction
"..fetid heaps of garbage"
sight/smell
Mathilde goes to the ball and has an amazing time.
You would expect her to be happy, or at least temporarily happy, but then she loses the necklace.
"The Three-Piece Suit" is told from this point-of-view.
First person.
Mathilde day dreams about the rich life she wished she lived.
Inner thoughts characterization
Explain how the theme of this unit - "All that glitters (is not gold)" could apply to either "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness" or "The Necklace"
Teacher will judge answer.
"..nothing a cup of coca tea can't help"
none
Lisa Simpson says "Those rich snobs never would have let us in anyway" as the family walks away from the Country Club at the end of The Simpsons episode we watched.
"The Necklace" is told from this point of view.
Third person limited.
"He [Mathilde's husband] went a little pale, for that was the exact amount he had put aside to buy a rifle.."
Reactions characterization