Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March."I was standing on the steps of the Sixteenth Street [Baptist] Church, watching an elderly black man walking in the park across the street with other people, two-by-two," she remembered. "A policeman allowed a dog to attack that man – [just] because he was walking. It was unbelievable."At that moment, nine-year-old Audrey made a decision. She would no longer just attend meetings. Somehow, she would act on her own.Which word best describes the tone of the excerpt?
The excerpt describes a policeman allowing a dog to attack an elderly man simply because he was walking, and calls the event “unbelievable.” Audrey’s decision to act shows a strong response to this injustice. The tone is best described as outraged, rather than diplomatic, enthusiastic, or inquisitive.
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