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Three Cups of Tea
My book is a non fiction novel about a man named Greg Mortonson, who gets lost climbing the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan. His belongings were gone and he knew if he didn’t find food soon, he would starve. He thought he had found the trail home but ended up walking into a small village. The village was very poor but still found it in there hearts to give Greg food, water and shelter. While he was there he noticed the children had no school to learn in. They sat out in the cold, writing letters in the mud. Greg knew he had to repay them in some way and decided to build them a school. This story is about Greg’s struggles to help the children of Pakistan and Afghanistan during one of the most dangerous periods in their history.
What The Book Is About
I liked the book because I found it very inspiring. It was very well written and was very interesting with something always happening. The only thing I didn’t like about the book was that there was so much happening at once it was hard to keep track. Also there was to much tea drinking. What makes my book unique is that it is a non fiction book which I don’t usually read, and it was about helping create education while it educated me so I thought that was kind of cool.
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Greg climbs K2 in memory of his sister and gets
lost. He wonders into the village of
Korphe. He promises to build
them a school
Plot
After Greg decides to build a school in Korphe
he tries to fundraise. After
getting the money and
supplies up there he runs into a
problem
Beginning
Inciting Incident
He finishes the school for
Korphe and starts to travel
around Pakistan to find other
areas to build schools
Rising Action
He is kidnapped after Osama Bid
laden threatens to kill American
travelers. They let him go after they
find out he wants to help.
After the war in
Afghanistan dies down Greg starts
to build schools there.
Jean and Haji Ali Die .
Donations go down the
toilet after 911. he learns
about three cups of tea
BeginningIn the beginning of the story Greg climbs K2 the second biggest mountain range in the world and gets lost in the wilderness. He thinks he has found the trail back when he wonders into the village of Korphe. They feed him, give him shelter, water and offer him a cup of tea. He becomes friends with the people of the village and grows very close with the village chief Haji Ali. He decides to build them a school after he sees the children writing with sticks and mud. He goes home and devotes his life to raise the money for the school he promised to build.
Inciting Incident Greg has given everything to
build his school. He sold his apartment and started living in his car, sold everything he owned and sent out letter after letter asking for donations; and still after all that he didn’t have enough to build the school. He lost his girlfriend and had almost given up on his plan when one of the 5o0 letters was answered. Jean Hoerni a millionaire who in his day climbed K2 liked Greg’s courage and donated $12,oo0 dollars. Once Greg had the supplies
he traveled three days to get to Korphe. Once he arrived he was offered a second cup of tea. Greg then runs into a big problem. The town has no bridge to travel over the river, all they have is a little cable with a small box to pull across. He realizes before he can build the children a school he must build a bridge.
Rising ActionGreg has finished the bridge
and starts to build the school. He goes back to America to tell Jean the good news. When he gets there Jean has started his own charity, the CAI (Central Asia Institute) to build schools for children in Pakistan. Jean donates one million dollars and makes Greg president of the foundation. Greg gets married to his wife Tara after six days of knowing each other and then travels back to Korphe to finish the school. After he is there he is offered a third cup of tea.
Once the school is finished Greg travels threw Pakistan looking for places to build his schools.
ClimaxBin Laden has now been
located in Afghanistan (Pakistan's neighbor) and has threatened to kill any American travelers. Haji Ali warns Greg not to go anywhere alone. Greg doesn’t listen and finds himself in a smuggling ring where he is blind folded kidnapped and thrown in a barn.
He has been there for six days and is certain he will be killed that night. He is again blindfolded and thrown in a truck. When it stops and they take his blindfold off they explain they didn’t want to hurt him they wanted him to build them a school.
Falling ActionHaji Ali and Jean die. Tara and
Greg now have two children that Greg never sees. He is doing seminar after seminar trying to get people to donate after 911 has made everyone think he is a terrorist for trying to help. He is flown out of the country to Pakistan. He finally learns what the three cups of tea stands for. The first cup of tea means you are a stranger , the second means you are an honored guest, and the third means you our family and you will kill for family. Greg learns that Haji Ali thought of him as family.
Greg is then sent to Afghanistan to build schools in Kabul. He is caught in a gun fight on his travels and gets caught in a mine field.
ResolutionGreg puts out a article
explaining what his fundraiser is about. His presentation was so inspiring that you couldn’t help to help. The CAI’s donations were threw the roof and now Greg could start building schools in Afghanistan. Greg has built over sixty school in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He has more then dedicated his life to his cause and is spreading peace and education threw out those countries.
Protagonist
Greg Mortenson
Kind
Stamina
Huge heart
caring
Doesn’t give up
considerate
Trustworthy
Helpful
Selfless
Willing
Antagonist
Poverty
Cruel
Lowers you in society
Lowers you
potential
Causes hunger
Health Risks
can make you
Depressed
Can make you do
bad things
Characters
Haji Ali
Jean Hoerni
Tara Mortenso
n
Adventurou
s Risk-taker
Loving
Understanding
Supporti
ve
Cranky
Likes to help
Big heart
Smart
Loves his
people
Helpful
Smart
Thankful
Others
JahanTwaha
Syed Abbas RisviMouzafer Ali
Theme
Not everyone gets the chance to go to school so it should be
valued
Girls pretend to be boys to
go to school
Syed Abbas Rasvi had to
swim across the cold river and travel many miles from
home to go to school
Jahan had a lot of
trouble trying to become a
doctor
The children had only
sticks and mud to
write with
Their teacher
only came once a week
People can’t
afford to send their
kids to school
There are more
opportunities if you have an education
Are There Any Questions
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