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Tuberculosis In Queen Of Hearts By Martha Brooks

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Writer, Martha Brooks, in her novel, “Queen of Hearts,” is able to represent the time period through imagery, diction, and relating topics to the time period. Through this she is able to achieve a grim tone to her serious topic of Marie-Claire going through the experience of Tuberculosis. She begins with describing the somber atmosphere of the sanatorium (page 39) through her diction and examples of the senses. She describes the infirmary as in the “basement” and “inside a dimly lit conference room.” The reader is able to get a sense of what the place looks like, therefore making the reader feel like they are there with the character. She then shifts to helping readers get a sense of the time period with topics that can only be

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