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Part 5: Martin, June 2002
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 Pennsylvania, Caitlin is surprised and happy to receive her email from Martin. Caitlin’s mom has been having trouble lining up a scholarship for Martin, but she keeps looking at more universities. Caitlin writes some short emails to Martin but prefers to leave longer thoughts for letters.
Even though email allows Caitlin to write to Martin immediately, she finds that she prefers to save some thoughts for letters. This shows how communication isn’t always about ease of use—ritual and familiarity also play a role in determining how people maintain long-distance relationships.
Themes
