Mountains Beyond Mountains Discussion

1. Haiti is a Carribean island, officially the republic of Haiti. It is the main setting of the novel "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracey Kidder where Paul Farmer, a humanitarian, is helping people with illnesses and poverty. It was the first Independent country of Latin America and the first black-led nation since the slave rebellion in 1804. It is the poorest country in the Americas presently.

2. Mountains beyond mountains to me means endless problems, and mountains to climb. The title of the novel means the journey to solve these problems. My experience with mountains are probably with life in general, striving for accuracy and doing the best i can in high school, applying for scholorships and colleges. All of those things are mountains in life that keep coming.

3. Kidder uses the term "narrating Haiti". By that i think he as the narrator of the novel, means that his observations and journal records are the existing mountains which he's experienced with Haiti. He is depicted as the story teller of Haiti and Paul Farmers works.

4. Haiti is covered by the fingerprints of France and United States because it was involved during the Independence of the Haitians inspired by the French Revolution and the freedom for all men. The colony was originally for the production of sugar and slaves were sent to work on those plantations. Slaves fought for their independence in the Revolution of Saint Dominigue. President Thomas Jefferson refused to recognize Haiti. As a wealthy country, there are moral obligations to help countries in poverty and provide humanitarian support but wealthy countries don't have 'responsiblities' for other countries.

5. Partners in Health catches my attention because it provides poor nations with health care. I would consider making a donation because it is a good cause and benefits many others in need.