Read the sentence from The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka. “His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.” What effect does this sentence

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Read the sentence from The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka.

“His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.”

What effect does this sentence have on the tone of the story?

It suggests an optimistic tone.
It introduces an absurd tone.
It establishes a bitter tone.
It creates a gloomy tone.