Speckled Band Mood

Edgar Allen Poe once said, “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” All authors use many different methods to create the mood in a story. In stories authors use many different methods to illustrate mood in a story, Shirley Jackson, author of “The Lottery” uses foreshadowing and setting to create the mood while W.W Jacobs uses sound and diction in his story “The Monkeys Paw.” Finally, Joan Aiken uses foreshadowing and motifs to create the mood in her story, “The Third Wish” Foreshadowing is often used to create a dark feeling by hinting to future events. In “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses foreshadowing to set the dark, grimacing scene of the story.

In the story, The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes had believed that doctors make the greatest criminals. Holmes himself said "when a doctor does go wrong, he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge." Dr. Roylott had certainly gotten away with the murder of his stepdaughter Julia, and if it weren't for Helen Stoner being afraid for her life, Dr. Roylott would've probably gotten away with her murder as well. However, Helen called Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to help solve her sisters murder, and not only did they solve her murder, but in an ironic twist, Dr. Roylott was also murdered by his own weapon.

You can get mood from settings and themes of a novel. Since, a setting tells you the placement and time period of the novel it may give you a certain feeling. Also, with theme it is an opinion of that novel which the author tries to portray ; these opinions make you feel a certain way. For example, in the novel Night the setting is during the Holocaust in Germany, mass slaughter of jews, which was a very sad time . So, the mood of this book may be very sad because of the setting during Holocaust.

There are many pieces of literature that describe the creation of the Universe. In the following paragraphs one will find that there will be two in particular we will be looking at. The first is The Iroquois Creation Story, and the second will be chapters 1-3 out of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. By the end of this essay hopefully one will be able to see most of the similarities and differences between the two works of literature. There are various similarities between the two works of literature, for example in the Bible in chapter 1 verse 1 of Genesis it states that “in the beginning God created the Heavens and Earth”.

The Socratic Seminar on Friday mainly discusses how tone has a large impact on the reader’s understanding of an essay or piece of writing. One point that Juliana makes is that tone depends on the type of writing. For example, in creative and narrative writing, when an individual is writing about their experience or understanding, the tone of the essay would be more subjective. More specifically, the genre of this essay would determine the type of tone that the author establishes. In the text, “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, the tone of the story is hopeful and positive.

Do you know immigration means? Well, immigration means people are moving into a country to live. These people are referred to as immigrants, and they can either move into a country legally or illegally. In texts such as The Red Umbrella and “Band-Aid for 800 Children”, they both coincide with the subject immigration. They both use many techniques to show these similarities, but that doesn’t mean that their opinions or views aren’t different from one another.

Harriet Tubman was a nineteenth century abolitionist. She wasn’t like most northern abolitionists, though because she was an African American (Not that that’s bad or anything). She had rough beginnings, as she was born a slave in the southern states. She escaped, and a year after she did, she started helping other slaves get to freedom. Because of her efforts, 200 or so slaves escaped in the underground railroad.

The definition of the literary device known as tone is an author's attitude towards the subject of their writing. This attitude towards a specific subject is conveyed through an author's choice of words in their writing. Every piece of literature has a tone and “Morals, Manners, Customs, and Public Perception” written by Judge Paul Heath Till has a very specific tone for the point he is trying to prove. This essay depicts Judge Paul Heath Till’s belief that Southern culture is being threatened by the Northerners and how they’re attempting to “yankeefy” the South. The language used in his essay is aggressive towards the North to say the least.

Color plays a major role in this novel. Color sets the mood and tone of any setting. Reactions to color depends on what the actual color is. There are various types of colors and moods taking place in the novel. So when reading the novel I payed close attention to the colors and reactions of the characters.

George Orwell’s 1984 and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies have both stirred up the critics of their times, being each of their author’s most famous novels. After reading the books I felt they shared a similar tone, however their messages seemed very different. Superficially, that would be a true statement, however after reading beyond what is presented on the pieces of paper that constitute both novels, one would realize a shocking resemblance between the two. 1984 is a pure reflection of a totalitarian dictatorship where people are brainwashed to believe the government is oh so gloriously divine, turning them into no more than followers trapped in a box of ignorance and naivety. However, Lord of the Flies focuses on how one’s innate human evil takes control in times of disorder and chaos.

Your arm hairs stand tall, your breathing increase rapidly, your pupils dilate, your legs shake, and you freeze. Only one thing can make your body react this way while reading: Gothic mood. Mood can be described as what the audience feels while reading the story, and it can be achieved through the development of imagery, theme, tone, setting and diction. Gothic mood, specifically, evokes intense feelings of death, horror, evil, and gloom. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, contains a passage that is the ultimate example of Gothic mood.