Far From the Madding Crowd: Tone

Hm why did the author use tone? Well, the author used the tone to help bring the characters to life and to help explain their stand point. For example, the main character Gabriel was, at one point, a good shepard with enough money to get by, but he still wasn't quite as high social wise as he could have been. Through the authors word choice you realize that he is actually a bit on the pathetic side, especially when it comes to his obsession with Bathsheba. The author continues to belittle Gabriel throughout the book by bringing in descriptive characters who continually size down his part and importance withink the novel. Basically the authors tone is patronizing since he's looking down on Gabriel and every small action he puts out. Also, most of the other characters that are introduced have more importance when it comes to social standings and importance, and if there is a character who is lower standing then Gabriel seems then, of course, Gabriel must somehow become involved with him or her. By using the tone as the dominant literary element you can begin to understand the characters emotions and how they feel towards to many events within Far From the Madding Crowd and towards one another.