Three Cups Of Tea By Greg Mortenson And Oliver Relin

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Three Cups of Tea is a book written by Greg Mortenson and Oliver Relin. It centers on Mortenson’s journey to build schools in Pakistan. When Mortenson ended up in Korphe after an attempt on the climb of K2, Mortenson was in the care of Haji Ali. Mortenson promised to build a school in Korphe after learning that Korphe did not have a school. Since then, Haji Ali became a large influence in Mortenson’s life and his mission in the Korphe school.

Haji Ali, the chief of Korphe, first met Mortenson when he landed in Korphe after he failed climbing K2. He took care of Mortenson letting him rest and giving him tea. When Haji ali told Mortenson that Korphe had no school and that the Pakistani government didn’t prove a teacher, Mortenson promised …show more content…

Haji Mehdi exclaimed that he forbids the education of girls and the construction of the school. Haji Ali replies saying that he will finish the school whether he forbids it or not and that Mortenson is a better muslim than Mehdi is. Mehdi demanded 12 largest rams of his village which is half of Korphe’s wealth (Relin and Mortenson 152). Relin quotes from Haji Ali, “Long after all those rams are dead and eaten this school will still stand. Haji Medhi has food today. Now our children have education forever” (Relin and Mortenson 153). This collision with Haji Mehdis shows Haji Ali commitment and his support to Mortenson’s project. This act of Haji Ali shows the lesson of sacrifice that Mortenson learned.

When Mortenson confessed to Haji Ali that he got kidnapped in Wazirstan in search for a location for the next school, Haji Ali accuses him of going alone. He made Mortenson promise not to go anywhere in Pakistan alone and to seek the hospitality of the village chief (Relin and Mortenson 177). Mortenson …show more content…

When Mortenson came back from America after marrying Tara Bishop, he wanted to build a roof on before winter so the children could study. Haji then put his arm on Mortenson’s shouler, and says “I thank all-merciful Allah for all you have done. But the people of Korphe have been here without a school for six hundred years. What is one winter more?” (Relin and Mortenson 139). In a way, I think Mortenson learned that he has to be patient when he builds the school in

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