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Part 5: Caitlin, August 2002
Themes
Key
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Kindness and Generosity
Friendship
Family
Education
Summary
Analysis
In Zimbabwe, Martin tells his friend Wallace (who is traveling to the United States for college) that he should reach out to Caitlin and her family. Martin comes back to Chisamba Singles, determined to find a way to get a scholarship. He also needs to collect his passport.
Though Martin has dreamed of studying in the U.S. for a while, Wallace is the one who truly shows him that it is possible. Because Wallace comes from a similarly rural background to Martin, Martin believes that he can do the same as Wallace.
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Martin takes an early bus to the passport office and finds that he’s the only one there. He is surprised how easy the process goes and excited to fill the many blank pages in his new passport.
The lack of people in the passport office suggests that not many people in Zimbabwe get the opportunity to travel out of the country and that Martin is unusual for being able to do so.
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