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Understanding
Characters
How can you determine what
kind of person Cara is? You can
understand what a character is
like by paying attention to the
character’s thoughts, words,
and actions. Cara begins her
letter by saying that her parents
are making her write to
apologize and that her parents
say that what she did was wrong.
Her thoughts do not make her
sound sorry.
Humor
Authors sometimes use
humor to entertain their
readers. Having Cara repeat the
phrase “I am truly, genuinely
sorry,” though she means the
opposite, is funny. The repetition
of this sentence adds to the
humor. Note how Cara presents
her parents’ view of the snake
incident while also giving her
own view. That’s one reason why
her letter of apology is so funny.
What else makes her letter
humorous?
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