What is the impact of cervantes's tone on the reader? cervantes adopts an ironic tone to satirize the culture of his time. cervantes rejects an ironic tone to satirize the culture of his time. cervantes wants us to understand that it is good to believe in the traditional values of the past, but it is also important to accept and deal with the reality of the present. cervantes wants us to understand that it is bad to believe in the traditional values of the past, but it is also unimportant to accept and deal with the reality of the present.