Question

Dearest Kitty,

It seems like years since Sunday morning. So much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down. But as you can see, Kitty, I'm still alive, and that's the main thing, Father says. I'm alive all right, but don't ask where or how. You probably don't understand a word I'm saying today, so I'll begin by telling you what happened Sunday afternoon.

—The Diary of a Young Girl,
Anne Frank

What is Anne’s tone in this passage?

angry
fearful
nostalgic
curious

Answer 1

fearful

Anne's language—"the whole world had suddenly turned upside down," "I'm still alive... don't ask where or how," and the sense of shock and anxiety—conveys fear and unease rather than anger, nostalgia, or curiosity.