"Why Read the Classics?" #2

The author's tone of a novel or essay says a lot about that author. The readers' reaction could be negative or positive. Italo Calvino in "Why Read the Classics?" seems to have the opposite tone that Vladimir Nabokov had in "Good Readers and Good Writers". In comparing the two authors' tones, I noticed that Nabokov's tone was a bit harsh and demanding. However, Calvino's tone is much more genuine and nice. It seemed as though he was more interested in what he was doing than Nabokov was. Readers probably enjoy reading Calvino's writing as opposed to Nabokov's writing; I know I do. He is a lot more uplifting and positive. And that is definitely his tone in this essay. He is positive, encouraging, and he seems very intrigued in informing the readers. This is an excellent message to send the readers. This example is very good with showing how informative Calvino can be: "To reassure them, all one need to do is to point out that however wide-ranging any person's formative reading may be, there will always be an enormous number of fundamental works that one has not read." He telling the readers how to reassure themselves, not judging them or pushing them around. I believe that Italo Calvino is a great writer all because of the tone that he has established.