In the novel Dear Mr Kilmer written by Anne Schraff, the character who shows

perseverance to achieve success is Richard Knight. Richard Knight is a passionate

boy who has interest in writing poems. He befriends with Hannah Schemers who

always be his companion in anything that he intends to do. Richard never tells

anyone about his interest in poetry including his father and other family members

because he afraid that there is no one will support and understand his passion. He

prefers to talk about his interest with Hannah and also share it with his teacher, Mrs

Hansen.

Richard has to face many obstacles in order to achieve his dream. First, he

shows the perseverance when he finally starts to write and send letter to Mr. Kilmer,

his favourite poet. Mr. Kilmer is Richards penpal and he learns about Mr Kilmer

when his English teacher reads the Tree poem that is written by Joyce Kilmer.

From the novel, we can see that Richard tells Mr. Kilmer that he likes to write poem

too. He also asks for Mr. Kilmers advice whether he should tell his secret to

everybody. In Mr. Kilmer reply letter, he advices Richard to overcome his fear and

share his poetry with people around him. So, he can freely write the poem without

afraid of anything as he always hides his writing in a locked drawer. In my opinion,

sending a letter to his penpal is a good beginning for Richard as he gets support

from a famous poet who always encourages him to keep writing and be honest to

everyone. The advices given by Mr Kilmer does help Richard to tell other people

especially his family members, Pa and Gus about his passion in poetry.
In the novel Dear Mr Kilmer written by Anne Schraff, the character who shows

perseverance to achieve success is Richard Knight. Richard Knight is a passionate

boy who has interest in writing poems. He befriends with Hannah Schemers who

always be his companion in anything that he intends to do. Richard never tells

anyone about his interest in poetry including his father and other family members

because he afraid that there is no one will support and understand his passion. He

prefers to talk about his interest with Hannah and also share it with his teacher, Mrs

Hansen.

Richard has to face many obstacles in order to achieve his dream. First, he

shows the perseverance when he finally starts to write and send letter to Mr. Kilmer,

his favourite poet. Mr. Kilmer is Richards penpal and he learns about Mr Kilmer

when his English teacher reads the Tree poem that is written by Joyce Kilmer.

From the novel, we can see that Richard tells Mr. Kilmer that he likes to write poem

too. He also asks for Mr. Kilmers advice whether he should tell his secret to

everybody. In Mr. Kilmer reply letter, he advices Richard to overcome his fear and

share his poetry with people around him. So, he can freely write the poem without

afraid of anything as he always hides his writing in a locked drawer. In my opinion,

sending a letter to his penpal is a good beginning for Richard as he gets support

from a famous poet who always encourages him to keep writing and be honest to

everyone. The advices given by Mr Kilmer does help Richard to tell other people

especially his family members, Pa and Gus about his passion in poetry.