The mood and the tone of the story of Arachne indeed contribute to the total effect of the story. Its mood targets to hook the emotional aspects of the readers in order to create somewhat a lasting retention in the readers. As we can see, the story is quite sad having to turn the spinner into a spider because of her arrogance. In the same light the tone is quite serious and that even adds to the aura that the story needs some serious attention and consideration from the readers.