What is the author's tone in the novel, You Should See Me in a Crown?

Tone is as important as language in reference to the dialogue between the characters in the novel. Between Liz and her brother, for example, the tone Liz takes belies the stage she is at in her growth because she demonstrates less stubbornness and more maturity than Robbie, leading to frustration with him as he struggles to manage his illness. Liz also feels guilty as though she should be Robbie’s caretaker until the other adults in her life with more lived experience allow her to let go of these feelings. They understand the toll that stress and guilt will have on Liz, shown by the doctor’s “normally composed face…colored with something heavier” (190).