Read the sentences from page 4: “Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives. The bush is an unforgiving place, however, that cares nothing for hope or longing” (Krakauer 4).

The sentences give the implied evidence that

Read this note: S.O.S. I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am alone, this is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you.

The tone of this note can best be described as: