VERY GOOD BAD READERS #2

Caitlyn gave a powerful speech 18 years ago about the impact of kindness. This excerpt is important to the story because it shows Caitlyn's growth from being selfish to caring about others, especially her friend Marvin. It symbolizes her character development and realization of her previous selfishness. Here's a quote we chose on page 395 that was said by Caitlyn. Eighteen years ago, I wrote a letter. I started to speak and the silence fell over the crowd. I talked for the next 45 minutes, clicking through photos and stories of how a half-deal girl like me could write a letter that turned into a book that I hoped would move others to do the same. Since my lack of kindness, I said in closing, you have no idea how powerful that can be, whose lives it can change, including your own. Thank you, Andrea and Julia, for reading that part of the quote. It was very, very powerful and motivating. The next thing I want to ask is why is this excerpt important to the story? Good question. So I think this excerpt is important for the story because it really symbolizes the friendship that... Between Caitlyn and Marvin. I agree. Especially because at the beginning of the story, Caitlyn was so, like, selfish and now she seems to be caring a lot more about being compassionate. Yeah, she... Like, for example, at the beginning, she only cares about what she has to dress up for the next morning to go to school, and now, like, she actually cares about what's happening with, like, Marvin. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish. Yeah. And I think that a great sign of character growth is the moment where Caitlyn realized that she has been so selfish.