Author: Tracy Kidder
Publisher: The random house publishing group
Year published: 2003
Precis:
Being raised in a family that wasn't very wealthy Paul Farmer found ways to make his father proud. Paul was a very good student and got a full scholarship to a great college. After college he soon fell in love with helping the poor people in Haiti with free medical care. He devoted most of his life to helping those in need with medical issues for little to no pay. He was a very selfless person.
Quotes and responses:
"he was one himself-who held apparently contradictory beliefs, such as faith in both medicine and prayer" Page 35
I picked this quote because it was interesting and it made me think, if Paul was trying to help people how could he help if he wasn't completely sure about what he believed in? How could this serve as another obstacle for his long journey?
"Looking back, Jennifer would say that her brother Paul and her father shared certain qualities. Above all, she thought, Once they'd focused in a goal, neither one would quit" Page 57
When Paul or his father would want something they would seek out that thing and give it 150% percent. This quality definitely helped Paul during his time in Haiti.
"A doctor who didn't understand local culture would probably mistake many patients' complaints for bizarre suspensions, or at best be utterly baffled" Page 83
Along with giving the Haitians most of his time for little to know pay, Paul had to learn about there culture and learn there habits in order to fully help each patient. The more I read the more I am amazed by how much dedication Paul truly had to his job.
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