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MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS STUDY GUIDE
AUTHOR’S STYLE
Tracy Kidder is very truthful and forthcoming in his attempt to document the work of Paul Farmer. There is no need for him to gloss over the man’s character in any way, because the truth speaks loudly enough. He does attempt to show Farmer both symbolically and metaphorically at times as a way to...... .
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RISING ACTION
The rising action begins when Tracy Kidder meets Paul Farmer while he embedded with American troops in Haiti in.......
FALLING ACTION
The reader learns at the end that Farmer is ultimately a clinician who very much loves working with and changing the lives of his individual patients. We see this in his eleven hour trek over the hills of Haiti to see the home life of a child he cured of scrofula. It’s more than the curative ......
POINT OF VIEW
The point of view is first person, told from Kidder’s viewpoint. This allows the reader to personally experience.........
OTHER ELEMENTS
FORESHADOWING
There are several literary devices that pop up at various
times in the story. One of the most prevalent ones is foreshadowing which frequently
presents clues of something that will happen later in the novel. Some examples
of foreshadowing include:
1. Farmer and an American sergeant have
a somewhat circuitous conversation with Farmer expressing his concern that the
American government’s plans for fixing Haiti would aid business interests but
do nothing to relieve the suffering of the poor. This foreshadows that Farmer’s
life work is fighting for the poor.
2. The entire opening chapter
is foreshadowing the kind of man Kidder is going to tell the reader about - Dr.
Paul Farmer, a true humanitarian.......
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