The book that I'm reading at the moment is a diary written by an aboriginal kid living in a reservation, so most of the mood revolves around his thoughts and feelings. The boy writing this story, (Junior,) really depicts innocence and optimism so I'd say that the mood is positive but with a lot of underlying tension. He's aware of the bad stuff going on in his life like, him being born with a brain issue or his family being poor but he's come to terms with most of it and can deal with the consequences relativly well by adding an upside to the negative.
"And hey, in a wierd way, being hungry makes food taste better."
He also sees the potential in everybody even if they don't look like much. In his mind his mom could be a stylish teacher and his dad a great jazz mucisian even though they spend the majority of their time drunk or watching sports.
"She can recite whole pages by memory. She's a human tape recorder."
"And he sounds good. Like a pro. Like he should be on the radio."
Junior believes that if someone had listened to their dreams they could have been something truely great.
Alexie, Sherman, and Ellen Forney. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. New
York:Little, Brown, 2007. Print.
You explained the mood in the book great, the only thing I was confused by (possibly because I haven't read the book)was the quotations, I wasn't exactly sure what quotations went with what explanation. Other then that the post was very easy to follow! Good job Margaret!:)
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