Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative. Read the excerpt from about Russell by Rita Williams Garcia. He seemed to have an entire conversation for her and she was interested. Gasp. They were holding hands! Rosalind and I were ecstatic. How does the word gasp affect the tone of this excerpt

The word affects the tone of the given excerpt in many ways.

Explanation:

Like it conveys the tone of surprise as why she was interested in the conversation. It also adds to the question mark as to what will happen next like probably the holding of hands. It is also about the boy who suffers from the mental illness and thus the question is mostly aroused about the formation of the story. It moreover supports the passionate nature in the excerpt. The tone of hilarity also forms association with the word gasp.