I Will Always Write Back Sparknotes

In my book club, I read the novel, I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka, Martin Ganda, and Liz Welch. This is is a biography and it deserves a ✩✩✩✩✩. It demonstrates how little people knew about the suffering of the people of Africa. It saddens me to think that there are so many others like Martin who will not reach their true potential just because they are too poor to afford to go to school. I personally related with this book on many levels. First, I felt like Caitlin at the beginning the book because it is hard to imagine how bad the lives of certain people are. Second, I also related to Martin because we both enjoy school and strive to become a better student. In my book, I admire how generous Caitlin and her family were. They
For example, the authors used metaphors demonstrate the feelings of the characters in the book. “‘Why didn’t you take number one?’ my mother asked the day I got my report card, her face screwed so tight, her eyes were squinted slits.”(14, par. 4) This metaphor compares Martin’s mother’s eyes to squinted slits and it helps show how mad Martin’s mother is at his son. It helps me understand her facial expression which tells me her emotions. Another example of an author’s craft that the authors used is a simile. The authors used this simile to show how the photo of Caitlin looks. “‘Look how beautiful she is!’ he said, stopping people to sow them her photo. ‘Martin’s new friend looks like a movie star!’”(36, par. 6).This helps me understand how beautiful and amazing Caitlin looked in the photo and helps me imagine what she looks like. The last authors piece of author’s craft that the authors used was humor. The authors used humor to show how much Martin cares about her gift from Caitlin. “I finally took it off to wash it a week later, I stood guard as it dried to make sure no one stole it.”(61, par. 1). This shows how much Martin cares about his new, special shirt and will do anything to protect