Infection: A Narrative Fiction

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Reading this short story was very confusing. I could not understand why the narrator was on medication to the point that would be forbidden to work. The narrator states that she does not know what medication she is on. The medication is affecting her mind. I googled “phosphates” and it stated that its main use is for treating urinary tract infections. The narrator also stated that tonics, journeys, air and exercise is forbidden. That does not go along with the symptoms of the infection. What I finally got a better understanding was where the narrator was located. One of my peers helped answer this question. At first, I thought the narrator was just locked up in the mansion forbidden to leave. The narrator is questioning why she is in the mansion

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