Structure

Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda structure their book I Will Always Write Back with unnumbered, titled chapters. Each chapter alternates the name of either Martin or Caitlin, as one or the other narrates that chapter. Each chapter additionally bears in its title the date at which that chapter occurs. Each chapter progresses the course of their story through time, from the early autumn of 1997 through the present era (2015) in the Epilogue. This allows for their different approaches to their shared story of friendship to be fully explored. It allows readers to see how both approached their friendship, and what their lives were like in America and Zimbabwe, respectively. The dual nature of the book is reflective of the fact that it takes two people to dually commit to a friendship, and while Caitlin and Martin may be best friends, they are their own persons as well.

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