Learning the Caro-Kann

I am interested in learning the Caro-Kann. So I would appreciate your input.

Explain your theory of the Caro-Kann from black’s perspective…

You'll need a whole book on that. In short though the whole point of the caro-kann is to develop before fighting and to develop the "bad" bishop to an active square.

 I agree that this is a pretty broad question.  The Caro-Kahn stresses natural development and maintaining a sound pawn structure, counterattacking white's e4 pawn with c6 and d5.  It's advantage over the French is that is does not lock in the Queen side bishop.  In general, you need to be patient to play this opening.  It definitely subscribes to the idea black needs to first equalize, and only then look for counter chances.  Its a very solid defence, but winning chances often come in the endgame.  If you want to go screaming across the board on one wing while white attacks on the other look elsewhere.  Some variations of this can be sharp (like the Panov) but the majority of the time this leads to a more positional game.  Karpov played it often, if that helps demonstrate its character.

heres a demo version of a caro-kann book

www.ericschiller.com/pdf/Caro-Kann%20Basics.pdf

hope this helps

he might be the worst chess author, but the excerpted book actually received a good review by john watson (an im whos best known as a chess theorist and author)

Watson wrote of Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings and Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings that "these books are explicitly aimed at the developing student, not the advanced player, and I think they both do a particularly good job of gently guiding an inexperienced player through a new opening. ... "