The sentence showed the part of the story where Marilyn is making letters for her family. She wants her brother to remember only the positive side of her. This is a paraphrase of the sentence. "She paused from time to time to think carefully on what words to say for her family, then she continued to write her letters."
Give them warm ups in the morning and brain teasers
A possible heading could be The Renaissance Era and it should be located at the too of the essay.
Climax is probably the answer