Dear Mr. Kilmer

Dear Mr. Kilmer is a story about a boy name Richard Knight who loves writing poem. However, this unique hobby of his despise most of his classmates and his family. They say it’s a sissy thing to do. However, this doesn’t make Richard back down. After listening to Mrs. Hansen reading a poetry by Joyce Kilmer, Richard decided to write a letter to him who was going to war. He also befriended on of his classmate, Hannah, a German girl who was considered as a betrayer for their nation due to the war. Their journey starts when Mr. Kilmer replied Richard’s message. From then on, things started to change.

Dear Mr. Kilmer taught me to make a stand on anything that we think it’s right. Richard was looked down by his brother and his father was lowkey against him writing poem at the first place. But this doesn’t break Richard’s will. He continues making poems though there are time he felt like giving up. His determination burned brighter than his despair and this makes him a successor in the future. He did succeed.

Besides that, it also reflects the strength of friendship. When Mrs. Hansen asked the class to sign a card to show their support for the Schemers (because they are German), the entire class didn’t do so, except for Richard. Hannah was called a Hun for being a German, despite that, Richard still remain best friends with her. He wasn’t scared of the class threatening him for being friends with Hannah. He also defended her a lot of times. In real life, we all wanted a real friend like Richard. Even if you know the whole world, when you’re in trouble, maybe only a few are willing to lend their hands.

Although I’m not into poems or reading this kind of genre, but overall the book is amazing. It talks about the struggle of a teenager. There are also some bombastic sentences I can apply to my essay and I learnt a few new vocabularies. Maybe I would read again when I feel bored.

🐯 Rawr 🐯