WHY CAN'T I JUST CLOSE 1 EMAIL INSTEAD OF CLOSING THE E MAIL AND THE WHOLE PROGRAM?

OK! I HAVE AN E-MAIL OPEN. I HAVE READ IT AND I WANT TO CLOSE IT. I LEFT CLICK ON THE X OF THE E MAIL. NOT ONLY DOES THE E-MAIL CLOSE, BUT THE WHOLE THUNDERBIRD PROGRAM CLOSES TOO. ALL I WANT IS JUST TO CLOSE THE E MAIL -- NOTHING ELSE. HOW DO I DO THAT?

And when I click on that top-right X, it closes just the message window and leaves Thunderbird running. I can't tell what you're doing differently.
You could close a message window with the Escape key, usually at top left of your keyboard. Or ctrl+w, or alt+F4. But the X ought to work too. Or you could set it to open in a tab, with its own close button as in my picture (but tabs have also confused a lot of people who go for the X at top right and so close the program.)
Or you could do as I do and read your messages in the bottom pane. But I'm guessing from your choice of block capitals that you have eyesight issues and need things as big as possible.

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