Caitlin's Character Analysis

Caitlin is the younger sister of Devon and she has Asperger’s Syndrome and she can only see everything in black and white. Devon is the one person that helps Caitlin understand the world and explains things to her so she can understand. Their mother has died and their father is still trying to deal with her loss, therefore, doesn’t have a lot of interaction with Caitlin. Then one day there is a shooting at school and Devon is one of the people killed. Mrs. Brook is Caitlin’s counselor at school and Michael is someone that Caitlin becomes friends with after Devon’s death. Three examples of people helping Caitlin find closure are her father, Mrs. Brook and Michael. The road to finding closure can be long and painful, but, with the right people beside you such as Caitlin’s father, Mrs. Brook, and Michael it becomes easier. Caitlin’s father and Devon were very close. Devon was an Eagle Scout and this meant they spent a lot of time together working on his project. Devons project was to make a chest and then teach …show more content…
Brook and Caitlin had, Caitlin meets Michael. Michael is younger than her as well as in a much younger grade. Caitlin is drawn to Michael because he wears a red baseball cap like her brother Devon use to wear. As she walked closer she realized that he was upset and crying and this was the beginning of their friendship. After talking they realized that they both have lost someone and this is the first step for them to find closure (Erskine 56-61). They kept talking every day and it seemed to help them both, but, it especially gave Caitlin what she needed, closure. They got along so well that they created a secret wave (Erskine 61). As the book moves on they get even closer and do more and more things for each other. They attend each other's plays and musicals, school benefits and just hang out at recess. They even work together to get their dads to talk to each other in optimism for them to get closure from this school