Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. read this excerpt from “about russell” by rita williams-garcia. when he did speak, it was in a monotone, his eyes fixed elsewhere. how does the word monotone affect the tone of this excerpt? it supports a tone of deep distress. it creates a tone of confidence. it conveys a tone of disengagement. it suggests a tone of commitment.

The correct answer is option three.

The word monotone means without intonation or expressivity. In the excerpt from "About Russell," by Rita Williams-Garcia, the narrator conveys a tone of disengagement, which means emotional detachment, disconnection or indifference. The reason is he speaks in a desinterested way and does not look at the person in the eyes.

    I suffer from psychotic depression. It all began when my girlfriend on Roblox left me for another man with more Robux. I was torn. Absolutely shattered. Things that I once found joy in, such as Escape Peppa Pig Obby ceased to please me anymore. I began binge drinking thinking about why she left me. I still saw her shadows in my room and could not take back the love that I gave her. What motivated me to keep moving forwards during that dark time was the release of Shrek: Endgame. That inspired me to forget about her betrayal and live to see another day. Eventually, I found out that she was actually a 46 year old man wanted in Florida for 10 counts of first degree jaywalking.