What tone is used in the story to reveal the author's objections against the war?

I'm not sure what story you are reading but some common tones for objection include: threatening, stern and serious.

To portray his point of view on war, the author employs sarcasm and irony. He exhibits irony through the story's narrator and portrays sarcasm through George and George's mother Mrs. Gearson. When George speaks of "a pocket providence that favours butchery," his contempt is clear. Howells frequently uses his characters to express satirical sentiments; for example, when George exclaims, "to have a country that can't be wrong, but if it is, is right nonetheless!" we know the author is ridiculing the concept of patriotism, which elevates all wrongdoings in its name. Mrs. Gearson's speech also contains sarcasm when she adds, "I guess you would have been pleased to die, such a brave lady as you!" "You just expected him to kill someone else, some of those foreigners who weren't there because they wanted to be there, but because they had to be there, poor wretches—conscripts, or whatever they call 'em." and "You just expected him to kill someone else, some of those foreigners who weren't there because they wanted to be there, but because they had to be there, poor wretches—conscripts, or whatever they call 'em." You thought it was okay for my George, your George, to murder the sons of those sad mothers and the husbands of those females whose faces you'd never see." The author's tone also has a subtle irony when the artist painting Editha refers to Mrs. Gearson as vulgar.

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