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Part 6: Caitlin, January 2003
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 is also disappointed by his SAT scores. He has good scores on his other tests, though, so he applies to the Ministry of Education for a temporary teaching position, a common choice for students who don’t go straight to university.
Though he perhaps isn’t willing to admit it to himself yet, Martin seems to be making tentative back-up plans in case he never gets the opportunity to leave Zimbabwe.
Themes
Martin learns there’s an immediate opening for a science teacher in a rural area he’s never heard of before. He sends a new email to Caitlin and Caitlin’s mom, letting them know of his new plans.
The fact that Martin now emails not only Caitlin but also her mom highlights the ways in which they are all becoming more of a family.
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