The two characters Caitlin and Martin live in two completely different countries with drastically different economic situations where the value Zimbabwe’s dollar only equals a fraction of the American dollar. In Martin’s correspondence to Caitlin, he asks to see a dollar. In response to seeing the dollar Martin says his parents respond saying “’Your friend gave you a very generous gift,’ he explained ‘this may be worth twenty zim dollars’” (Alifirenka, 51). Additionally, Martin lives in the slums in Zimbabwe and his parents can barely afford to pay for edible food whereas Caitlin lives in an upscale suburban neighborhood in Pennsylvania. As Caitlin corresponds through the letters, she learns about Martin’s needs. Caitlin can afford to send Martin many different gifts, but Martin struggles to pay for postal stamps and sending her a picture is almost out of the question. Martin exclaimed after receiving a picture from Caitlin “I could not believe my pen pal would send me something so precious. Photos are very rare and quite expensive in Zimbabwe” (Alifirenka,