The tone in a story can be joyful, serious, humorous, sad, threatening, formal, informal, pessimistic, and optimistic. Your tone in writing will be reflective of your mood as you are writing.
Amal's tone will be optimistic and He could sound pretentious while Marjane's tone will be a little pessimistic. Amal will be a little ostentotious while Marjane will be more humble. Amal will sound more secure while Marjane will sound more insecure due to her issues.
Your muscles are stiff but stretching warms them up so you don’t get hurt.
Answer:
I think the answer is, "Was not able to pursue his dream."
Hope that helps. x
