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Part 3: Caitlin, November 1999
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in I Will Always Write Back, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Kindness and Generosity
Friendship
Family
Education
Summary
Analysis
In Zimbabwe, Martin receives Caitlin’s letter but finds that it has been ripped open and re-sealed with “INSPECTED FOR CONTRABAND” written on it. The money is gone. In Zimbabwe, the political and economic situation is becoming more volatile, and a new mandate allows native Black Africans to seize white farmers’ land.
In the next letter Martin receives, however, he finds the money Caitlin has hidden behind her photo. He takes it to his school to pay his tuition right away.
Caitlin’s ingenuity helps the next gift make it to Martin intact, showing how, despite the challenges of their situation, it is still possible to find ways to do good.
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