The Change In Mood Of Brent's Death

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From this quote readers identify the change in mood of the story. As a reader, one is aware of the progress Brent is making from the Children’s hospital to the rehabilitation center. Brent believes that when he set himself on fire, that it was a big mistake and that this action has changed his life for the worse. Brent doesn’t have any suicidal thoughts anymore, and doesn’t self-harm anymore. However, when readers learn that Brent keeps a knife under his bed and keeps a paper under his bed that says “Death”, readers are surprised to learn that Brent is falling back into his bad habits. The mood of the story takes a turn because readers were glad to see the growth in Brent, however when readers learn that Brent is falling back into his bad habits,