How would you describe the narrators tone throughout the lottery identity words that convey this tone to readers

There is a dark cynical tone to it. Notice how people seem immune to Tessie's cry for fairness or for life. Even her family joins in on the stoning seemingly untouched by emotion.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.