'Tone In Sparks' By Nicholas Sparks

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At first, the author creates a jovial tone when Sparks reminisces about his childhood. For example, Sparks illustrated a comical image when his naked father “waves his arms, spun in circles” and chanted as an attempt to bar the chance of an earthquake occurring again. (Sparks 38). In addition, Sparks creates whimsical tone when he refers to his childhood adventures such as the time when Sparks and his brother pretended to be a knight in order to protect the princess who was his sister. However, the joyful tone transitions into a somber tone when Sparks faces the loss of an important life for the first time. The loss of Spark’s mother further unites the siblings together because they have someone who understands the common emotion shared between