The Tone Of We Are By Kemmerich's We Are

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“I put my arm around his shoulder and put my face against his...He does not answer. The tears run down his cheeks.” Right of the bat the author clearly emphasizes a dreary or sorrowful tone. “He says nothing; all that lies behind him; he is entirely alone now with his little life of nineteen years, and cries because it leaves him.” The audience feels sorrowful for the young soldier because he is only of an age of nineteen years. So the audience knows that he will not get to enjoy the wonders of getting married, having kids, going off to college, etc. In the middle of these paragraphs the author writes “We are by Kemmerich’s bed. He is dead. The face is still wet from the tears.” This gives a mourning tone to the readers because the main character
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