Italo Calvino has a very interesting tone in the essay, "Why Read the Classics?". Throughout the essay, Calvino has a very kind, and easy tone. He writes in a very understanding way and it really helped me understand what he was trying to say and read in the essay. Calvino uses words and phrasing that help give a very light tone to the essay. The way he generously explains and gives good details is what makes me feel like he really wants people to enjoy his works. The way he writes and describes exactly what he's thinking gives off the kind tone. Calvino never uses words or thoughts that could make someone feel inferior or uneducated, which is very inviting to many people.
As a reader, I have never been interested in novels or articles that are written with an "I'm better" attitude. If an author writes as though he or she is smarter or better than the reader, people will lose interest very quickly. The way Calvino will start his topic with a statement on a classic and then describe it, shows that he does not think he is better than anyone reading it. I really respected and enjoyed the tone of "Why Read the Classics?".
Calvino, Italo. "Why Read the Classics?" Why Read the Classics? New York: Vintage, 2000. Print.
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