Read this excerpt from We've Got a Job: The 1963 Children's March. "We boiled water, poured [it] into the tub, and then put cold
water in the tub. And that's what we took a bath in, because there was no such thing as hot water in the house." On cold mornings, "my mom would get up . . . And make the fire in the coal stove and get back in bed until the room got warm." What is the tone of the excerpt? resentful nostalgic critical humorous
There is nothing in the excerpt that reveals resentment, criticism, or humor. The narrator does not talk about the past in a way that shows anger or non-acceptance. Quite the opposite, the narrator speaks plainly and matter-of-factly, simply remembering things as they were. For that reason, we can say the tone is nostalgic. Nostalgia is used to express a feeling one has when reminiscing about the past.
