Calvino's Essay: Question 2

What is the authors tone? There are a lot of potential answers to this question. After reading this essay I am left with a very 'blunt' taste in my mouth. Calvino is very straightforward in this writing. He doesn't even really have an opening he just kind of gets right down to it. I personally like this. Openings can tend to be a bit drawn out and not really go anywhere which makes me want to just put it down and go get some frozen yogurt. The frozen yogurt really having nothing to do with the fact the opening wasn't to great, I just want some right now. If I could drive that would totally be happening right now. I also sensed a loooooot of persuasion coming from Calvino while reading the essay. Which is not to unexpected considering this is a persuasive essay. I'd be a little concerned if it lacked persuasion. I also felt a bit of an 'excitement' tone happening. This guy is pretty psyched about classics and giving us in depth reasons as to why we should pick one up and get totally lost in it this second. I'm not trying to be sassy about it or anything. That's just what I got after reading the essay.