Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from "Why I Write" by George Orwell:

Putting aside the need to earn a living, I think there are four great motives for writing, at any rate for writing prose. They exist in different degrees in every writer, and in any one writer the proportions will vary from time to time, according to the atmosphere in which he is living.

How does Orwell's use of language affect the tone of the text?

A) It creates an informal and sincere tone.

B) It creates an informal and blunt tone.

C) It creates a formal and candid tone.

D) It creates a formal and dramatic tone.

Edit: It was C.