Mood And Tone In Running Out Of Time

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Margaret Haddix use of Mood and Tone in Running Out of Time.
In Running Out of Time mood and tone is a powerful item. Also, a girl named Jessie is the protagonist and Margaret Peterson Haddix uses tone and mood to witness Jessie develop. The author also lets us see the other characters develop too. Without her use of mood and tone the book would have never been as good as it was. The mood that she put in the book made it a fun book to read. The tone for the book is a suspense thriller. It keeps the reader wanting more. The mood makes the readers feel many emotions. From sad to happy in one chapter to the next chapter making you anxious and scared. In Running Out of Time tone and mood illustrate how characters change.

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