In literature, the term tone refers to the writer's attitude or feelings about the subject matter as well as towards the audience. Such tone is created by authors through the use of literary elements, such as diction( defined as word choice), syntax ( or the grammatical arrangement of words), imagery ( referred to the vivid appeals to the senses); details (related with facts that are either included or omitted) and figurative language (which refers to the comparison with apparently unrelated things.
In the particular segment.. “He was tall, gaunt, with a pale skin and sunken eyes the color of a kingfisher's wing, neither blue nor green...” details and figurative languages seem to be used by the author as literary elements to express his/her attitude towards Kenny, which could be categorized as indifferent
The correct answer is A.
In Wright's "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," a seventeen year old, wants to buy a gun to get the respect he feels he deserves and to show that he is no longer a child.
However, when he has to ask money to buy the gun, he decides to ask his mother instead of his father because he knows his father will immediately say no.
This reflects that Dave and his father do not have a close relationship since Dave doesn't feel that his father would listen to him and consider his request.