Breathing Lessons

What is the author's tone in Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler?

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There is a tone of fear and apprehension. Death plays a big role in the minds and actions of Ira and Maggie throughout the novel. Maggie is especially propelled by her fear of death her sense of its looming presence. On the way to Max’s funeral, she thinks about how the concept of death is so difficult to apply to the people you know.