In the wagon where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued. Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing
at and mauling each other. Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes. An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails. –Night, Elie Wiesel What is the tone of this passage? Which group of words from the text best reveals this tone? How does the tone contribute to the author’s viewpoint?
The tone is gloomy and kind of dark. Unleashed, tearing, mauling, battle, possessed ,and sharpening. The tone contributes to the authors viewpoint because he or she makes it a dark and foregoing place that nobody would want to be in.
