Read the following passage from “In Another Country” by Ernest Hemingway.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AThe doctor told me that the major’s wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalided out of the war, had died of pneumonia. She had been sick only a few days. No one expected her to die.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat is the mood of this passage? Cite examples from the passage to support your answer.
The mood of this passage from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway is somber and melancholic. Examples from the passage that support this mood include the mention of the major's wife's unexpected death from pneumonia after being sick for only a few days. The fact that the wife was very young and the mention of the major's invalid status also contribute to the overall somber mood of the passage.
