Tone is a very important part of literature. Tone can make a story come alive and show the reader changing emotions shown by the author's attitude. From the beginning of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin, the tone is very calm and yet mysterious. It is not until the secret is revealed about the child that the tone changes and becomes disturbingly dark. In the story "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World" by Gabriel Marquez, the narrator describes how the villagers bring a dead man come alive, by giving this character a name, some quality traits, and potenial doings. Normally when thinking of death you would normally relate it to sadness, but the tone manages to be a pleasant one.
I appreciate the picture (so creepy!!!!), but look at what it's done to your wonderful writing! Ack! Still, creepiness is good, and it fits in with the "disturbingly dark" tone and the "pleasant tone" about death.
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