Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." I began to undress, but in spite of every effort I could not ke
ep myself from stealing a glance every now and then at the picture; and a glance was now sufficient to distress me. Even when my back was turned to it, the idea of this strange face behind me, peering over my shoulder, was insufferable. I threw off my clothes and hurried into bed; but still this visage gazed upon me. What effect does the tone of the excerpt have on the reader? It fosters a belief that the narrator is unreliable. It encourages surprising delight in blood and gore. It inspires confidence that everything will work out fine in the end. It produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.
It produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.
Explanation:
The narrator hasn't said anything in this excerpt that makes them hard to believe, or unreliable. This excerpt is not particularly optimistic either. There is no blood and gore, but the narrator is clearly made uncomfortable by the painting. So the excerpt produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.
