Petrowski and Cameron’s tone towards the Montreal Massacre is very sad and somber. Throughout the essay, Petrowski has pity for Marc. After Marc’s death, Petrowski tries to search for an answer: “For a week I’ve been talking with these experts, hoping to understand. For a week all I’ve seen is that there is no one answer, there are a thousand. For a week I’ve dealt with the official and professional voices who keep their files under key, who keep repeating that there’s no use wanting to know more, that Marc Lepine is dead, that he can no longer be healed or saved, that it’s too late to do anything at all.” Petrowski characterizes Marc as the victim in her essay. She is frustrated that no one cares for Marc and that no one will ever want to