Question

"The doctor told me that the major's wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalidated out of the war, had died of pneumonia. She had been sick only a few days. No one expected her to die."

What is the mood of this excerpt? Cite examples from the excerpt to support your answer.

Answer 1

The mood is sad. She dies in the end. It talks about war. Also it talks about sickness.

Answer 2

The mood seems to be somber.
Because of the realization that someone had died. The last sentence/phrase "No one expected her to die gives the passage a sad feeling. Making the reader feel the sadness of the "Major"/ character.
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