Wayward: Tone and Mood

Because I just started my book and there hasn't been any dialogue yet from the main character, I will be talking about his tone from the last book. Ethan's tone in the last book was mainly cold and serious as he was an FBI agent and was on a mission. I remember his tone starting to change from this later on in the book as he began to figure out what the mystery was behind this town. It had changed to the solemn tone of someone who is on their own and is just trying to take care of business. As for the mood in the book I am starting to feel that a good portion of the book will have the happy, American-Dream, white Pickett fence feel, but I think this will change later on in the book as problems start to occur around the town and people start to see the truth. I cannot remember many times when a character was persuading another character except for in the last book, when Ethan had escaped town and met the facility manager who convinced him to stay and watch over the town as sheriff. he used a commanding, stern tone and just laid out the truth, didn't sugarcoat anything. I think this made him more intimidating.