... bore a reader. He describes the day Gene revisits The Devon School as a "kind of wet, self-pitying November day when every speck of dirt stands out clearly it blew wet moody gusts all around me-. Knowles uses this technique throughout the rest of the novel. The tone of this novel is sporadically nostalgic, but mostly menacing. The author's tone is ... ...

• Word Count: 3096
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School