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MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS STUDY GUIDE
KEY FACTS SUMMARY
Title
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man
Who Would Cure the World
Author
Tracy Kidder
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Date Published
2003
Meaning of the Title
It refers to the main character’s determination to bring health and
happiness to the poor and comes from the Haitian proverb, Beyond Mountains
There Are Mountains.
Setting
Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cange, Mirebalais, and Port-au-Prince,
Haiti; Lima, Peru; Tomsk, Siberia, Russia; Paris, France from 1982 through
2003.
Protagonist
Dr. Paul Farmer
Antagonists
Poverty and the lack of caring from people who could help end it.
Mood
The mood is often troubling and dark, but there are so many lights of
hope along the way that reader can’t help but feel uplifted by the end.
Point of View
The point of view is first person, told from Tracy Kidder’s viewpoint.
This allows the reader to personally experience how Kidderlearns and grows
from his experiences with Paul Farmer.
Tense
The story is told in the past tense.
Rising Action
The rising action begins when Tracy Kidder meets Paul Farmer while
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