The Road Tone and Mood

The tone of The Road I think is loving. The mood of The Road I think is aggravated. I feel aggravated when reading this book becasue they're in survival mode and live in poor living conditions. I feel bad for them that they have to live that way but the father and the son still find a way to forget about what is happening now and just think about eacother. One particular moment in The road is when the dad is talking to the son about protecting himself when he is gone "Take me with you, the boy said. He looked as if he was going to cry. No. I want you to wait here. Please, Papa. Stop it. I want you to do what I say. Take the gun. I don't want the gun. I didn't ask you if you wanted it. Take it"  (McCarthy 70) So you can see that the dad is talking with authority to his son. His tone impacted his persuasiveness because if he was talking quietly and shaky then the boy might not take him as seriously.