Read the excerpt from Irving's "The Mysterious Stranger." His eyes rolled upwards, until nothing but the whites were visible; his hands were clasped together, until the fingers were deeply imprinted in the flesh. When the music expressed the dying agony, his face gradually sunk upon his knees; and at the touching words resounding through the church, "Jesu mori," sobs burst from him uncontrolled. Which statement best describes Irving's tone in the excerpt?

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Colten Bell

2 March, 03:37

Read the excerpt from Irving's "The Mysterious Stranger." His eyes rolled upwards, until nothing but the whites were visible; his hands were clasped together, until the fingers were deeply imprinted in the flesh. When the music expressed the dying agony, his face gradually sunk upon his knees; and at the touching words resounding through the church, "Jesu mori," sobs burst from him uncontrolled. Which statement best describes Irving's tone in the excerpt?

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Dania Mora · Answer 1

Irving's tone in the excerpt is angry and suffering. As he described the character, the reader can clearly sense that he is not in a good condition. He is sad and suffering from his internal worries. He is portrayed as a slump character who doesn't know what to do with his life.