Tone and Mode

I am reading"The False Prince" and over the course of the book I have found the Tone of the book to be elevated while the mood was often them being scared. During the end of chapter eight  Mr. Conner was trying to teach the orphans how to eat with proper manners. "You can not eat with your left hand, that is unacceptable" (Mr. Conner 51).Unfortunately, that didn't go to well for Mr. Conner. When Sage arrived at the dinner table he quickly began to eat since he had been hungry all day. He also was holding the spoon like an axe and Mr. Conner tried to correct him. When he was talking to Sage he had a very formal and tone and a serious attitude. Even after being corrected, Sage made no effort to use polite etiquette as he inhaled his food. Sage had a impolite tone in the way he responded to Mr. Conner and mood was very stubborn. I think that over the course of the book Sage might become less stubborn especially if he want's to stay on Mr. Conner's good side.