Feelings

Author’s Note: This essay is written for my DWA. It is about the mood and tone in the book Until the End, by Christopher Pike.

                “Michael, I love you,” Jessica said to Michael. This quote makes love a mood for the book Until the End, by Christopher Pike.  Love, guilt, and sorrow were moods or tones for this book.  Love was a mood or tone because you feel the love throughout. An example would be the love Jessica has for Michael. Another example would be when Jessica is trying to help save Polly from killing them on the boat. She tells Polly that she loves her and has always been there for her.

                Even though love was the main mood, guilt and sorrow were moods as well. The reason why guilt was one was because of the experiences that the characters had to face. An example of this would be when they are all sinking on the ship. I felt guilty for them because the “killer” was in the room with them not even knowing, also because they were most likely not going to survive. The reason why sorrow was a  mood was because you feel bad for Polly and her sister's death, as well as the other characters that had to deal with the pain of her no longer being in existence.

                Therefore the mood is love, guilt and sorrow. The tone is somewhat the same. I feel as if the author wanted the reader to feel guilty for Polly and the others. Also, I feel as if the author wanted the reader to feel the love between all of the characters and the romace that occurred thoughout the book. Even though I  think that the author wanted you to feel sorrow for the characters in some of the situations. I feel as if the author wanted the reader to feel upset about some of the actions the characters portrayed. An example of that is when you realize Polly’s seceret. You have to remember the cause of this and that is wasn’t her fault necessarily. It was the doctor's decision that caused this effect to make the ending for the book.

                Finally, the author wanted the reader to feel the characters' traits and it made you realize that you would have mixed feelings for individual characters.  Because this book has a lot of scenes, it gives the author a reason to create a signifigant amout of tones and moods for the book that make it a great story. Love, guilt, and sorrow make this an interesting book and makes the reader feel compassion for the characters.