Patrick Sayers Period 8 9/21/13 Mocking Bird assignment Explain how Caitlin and Michael become friends? Caitlin and Michael become friends when Mrs. Brooks the schools consoler puts Caitlin in another recess so she could make new friends. When Caitlin was at recess one day she saw Michael by himself looking sad, and she walked towards him to see what was wrong. Michael was sad because his mother died during a school shootings, and Caitlin gave Michael a gummy worm to comfort him. He thought she was very nice to him, and that is how they became friends. Why is Caitlin so threatened by Michael?s friendship with Josh?