The novel Among the Hidden, tells the story of a young boy who exists illegally. The author uses strong vocabulary to convey the mood in the events of chapter 30. A heartbreaking mood is used throughout chapter 30 and you can tell by the authors vocabulary. In chapter 30, the mood of the events can be described as heartbreaking by the authors word choice. One strong vocabulary word that contributed to the mood was the word “sobbing”. When someone is sobbing it usually means they are very sad and upset over something. In this case the author used the word sobbing when Luke’s mom sobs when Luke tells her his decision to get a fake I.D. She is heartbroken by his decision to get a fake I.D which relates to the mood. Another example of a strong