Blog #1 - Opening Mood

The book that I am currently reading is Kissing the Rain by Kevin Brooks.
The mood is clearly set in the beginning of the novel. Since this story is told from a first person perspective of Moo Nelson, the main character, you can't help but have the same mood as him.

Even from reading the synopsis, I could begin to tell that the mood would be depressing, which it is.

"...every Day's just another day... same as the Day before, same as the Day before, same as the Day before. Ain't nothing much happens, just the same old stuff, over and over again." (Pg.4)

This quote from the book helps create a mood that Moo is bored and somewhat depressed. He says that everyday is the same as the last, creating the feeling that nothing exciting is happening in his life and he feels sad.

"Listening...Watching...Watching the traffic. Every Day... I watch the traffic. That's what I do. I watch the traffic." (Pg.5)

This quotation, like the previous one, creates a depressed, bored, and unhappy mood. If Moo only watches the traffic all day, his life is clearly boring and that mood is displayed, and felt by the reader.

"You wanna know the TRUTH? I'll tell you the TRUTH --- I'm sick of it." (Pg.1)

This final quotation, creates the mood that Moo is frustrated, and fed up with something. This is first phrase of the novel, so it isn't very revealing, but it does show Moo's frustration and anger, which leads to a sad and depressed mood.

The gloomy weather, the rain, Moo's personality and the setting of the story all clearly indicate Moo's feelings and his mood. Since the story is in first person perspective, the reader can't help but feel Moo's sadness, creating a depressed mood for the reader.

Brooks, Kevin. Kissing the Rain. Somerset, United Kingdom: PUSH, 2004. Print.