Read this excerpt from part 5 of Zeitoun.Progress is being made. It’s so slow sometimes, so terribly so sometimes, but progress is being made. We have removed the rot, we are strengthening the foundations. There is much work to do, and we all know what needs to be done. We can only do the work, he tells Kathy, and his children, and his crew, his friends, anyone he sees. So let us get up early and stay late, and, brick by brick and block by block, let us get that work done.Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?
The speaker acknowledges that progress is slow, but repeats that “progress is being made” and urges everyone to keep working toward rebuilding. This focus on improvement and confidence that the work can get done makes the tone optimistic. “Demanding” is less fitting because the passage encourages people rather than scolding them.
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