McCarthy used a lot of imagery to convey the experiences of the main character. "The eye turned to fire gave back no light he closed it with his thumb and sat by her and put his hand on her bloodied forehead and closed his own eyes so that he can see her running through the mountains." In this sentence you can see that the main character is mourning a loss of someone. Even though they are covered in blood he can still see her in a living state. The fact that her eye gave back no fire gives a sense that the main character and the coyote had a connection.
The author's diction with the help of imagery helps with the setting of this passage. By using the words talus and escarpments you know that he is in the wild. Talus is a slopping mass of rock debris at the base of a cliff. Escarpments are steep slopes. By using these words he is able to set the setting and the tone of the passage. The main character is in the wilderness and in a peaceful place where he encounters death.
By encountering death the readers are able to sense the tone of the main characters experiences. The death of the coyote affected the main character in ways that you suspect that he had a connection with her. The tone is very calm and mourning.
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