Why does Mr. Bittering compare himself to a salt crystal?

ty 4 points tho

9.Why is this metaphor significant?Email Writing ActivityWhat if the Bittering children had been able to send email messages back to their friends on Earth? Write two email messages describing life on Mars to a friend on Earth. The first one should be from Laura, Dan or David on the day the family arrives on Mars, and the second one should be from the same character after becoming, Ttil, Linnl, or Werr.

hi my name is bob.hi and bye and this this tahta jjsab jjja