Dear Ndugu,
How sweet was the final scene! Did anyone else cry or tear up?
And as a literary device framing Schmidt's narratives as letters to little Ndugu was brilliant. They were also good at showing Schmidt's prejudices and ignorance as well as his sensitivities. They were humorous too, to paraphrase, "Ndugu, I hope you're sitting down beca I have some bad news..." or "Now you go and cash that check so you can go get something to eat..."