Black People and Tone

Tone is the attitude a writer has about a topic. For example, a tone might be serious, sarcastic, courteous, or unsympathetic. A writer establishes tone through choice of haggling and details. Directions Zora Neale Hurston creates a strong tone when she writes about race in this essay. In the second column of the chart, bring up key word choices and details from the essay that reflect her attitude for each topic. Describe her tone in the third column. Then answer the question that follows. Topic Word Choices and Details Tone Growing up in a town with only African-Americans She knew no other and just thought it was normal. Laid back,normal fresh people visiting Eatonville NorthernersWhites would just pass thru Exciting, actors The difference between Eatonville and Jacksonville Eatonville was only blacks and Jacksonville was predominantly white with colours being a minority. Solemn and lonely The lasting effects of slavery in the United States peck reminding her that she is a gr anddaughter of slaves Depressed How African-Americans and white people respond differently to music African-Americans feel more deepness and soul. It is real they have lived it and white people look for more classical to relax and just enjoy. respectful What is the overall tone of Hurstons essay? What point does Hurston make by choosing this tone to discuss the master of race? Is Hurstons tone appropriate and effective for her topic? Explain. I believe her tone was randy about her younger years and the fun of just being a kid and knowing zilch about race or discrimination. Towards the end it became more solemn. But she was wrong by no means. Her have words and expression was regulated by her story telling. She only told about her situation and what she experienced. I really enjoyed it.