Diction and Tone RL4

The tone of the Testing changes pretty frequently throughout the story. In the first section of the book the author portrays an exuberant tone about Cia. She has a feeling of being able to do something with herself, she even writes

"This is real. I won't have to work with tractors. I have been chosen for The Testing. I did it." (Pg. 21)

However later that night her father takes her on a walk and tells her about the dreams he has had since he was tested. The mood suddenly shifts over to dark and scary as he tells her his suspicions on what the Testing is like. Even further in that section in the first exam of the four tests the author portrays a horrifying tone as Cia realizes her fathers dreams could be a reality.



"I know this room. White walls. White floors. Black desks. This is the Testing room from my father's nightmares." (Pg. 78)


So even in the first section the tone changes several times. Further in the fourth section, the author portrays a very sad tone about finding a girl who was deseased with a cross bow quarrel in her back. Her and her friend Thomas bury her in a crack in the earth.

"I cannot leave this girl here to pecked away piece by piece. While she is beyond caring, I am not. She has family. Friends. People who love her somewhere - who think she is safely enconced in Tosu City showing off her skills in math and science. Those people might never know her fate, but their love for her and hers for them demand respect. This is what my mother and father taught me. It's the Five Lakes way of life." (Pg. 187 & 188)