Fahrenheit 451 Tone Analysis

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It can be concluded that the tone from “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, in the section that starts with “He opened the bedroom door.” to “…and ask for it back.” is depressed (Bradbury 9). Tone can be expressed in many different forms, in this case imagery is used as a descriptor of the tone. For example, imagery is used as the text states “He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down itself like tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long” (9). This particular quote plants the picture in one’s mind of a face running away, as well as the smiling expression along with it. Although tone is conveyed through imagery, tone can be displayed in other ways. Another approach to how tone can be shown through the device
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