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Part 3: Caitlin, September 2000
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 takes his exams in October. He and his family use some of Caitlin’s money to hire a photographer to take a photo portrait of them wearing Caitlin’s clothes. Martin is worried that Caitlin will finally see how his family really lives, but he trusts that she will understand.
The fact that Martin decides to include his whole family in the photograph shows that he is opening up to her on an even greater level. He is not just an individual—he’s part of a family and a community, and he wants to convey that to Caitlin.
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