How to analyze atmosphere (setting, mood, tone) in a fictional text - explanation and examples

When working with a novel, a short story or really any form of fictional text, you might be asked to analyze the atmosphere - or if you are writing a fictional text, you might want to know how to create it. In this video I define "atmosphere" in the context of literature and show how to analyze an excerpt using examples. I use an excerpt from the beginning of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.