The Erlking
What is the author's tone in The Erlking by Angela Carter?
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The tone is subjective and shifting. The Erlking" begins with statements that the wood undermines human identity. The story concerns the primary, first-person narrator's frightening experience of losing her direction, will, and sense of self. The abrupt and disorienting shifts in narrative point of view create a similar effect on the reader.