Mountains Beyond Mountains
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26
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All Themes Cost-Efficiency vs. the Value of Life Saintliness America, Imperialism, and the First World Science, Magic, and Religion Nonprofits, Politics, and Compromise
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All Characters Doctor Paul Farmer Tracy Kidder Ophelia Dahl John Jim Yong Kim
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Mountains Beyond Mountains

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Tracy Kidder
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Ophelia Dahl Character Analysis

An intelligent young British woman who falls in love with Paul Farmer when she’s doing charity work in Haiti. Ophelia Dahl comes from markedly different circumstances than Farmer—she’s the daughter of the famous children’s author Roald Dahl, and grew up in luxury. Although she finds it somewhat difficult to adjust to a life of poverty in Haiti, she finds a friend in Farmer and the two become lovers. Over many years, Ophelia comes to know Farmer very well—sometimes, she’s in awe of his intellect and selflessness, but at other times, she’s exasperated by his Stoicism and willingness to endanger his own life. Farmer proposes marriage to Ophelia, but she refuses: Farmer’s commitment to helping the poor is simply too much for her to handle. In the end, Ophelia becomes Farmer’s good friend and confidant, as well as the treasurer of his charity, Partners in Health.

Ophelia Dahl Quotes in Mountains Beyond Mountains

The Mountains Beyond Mountains quotes below are all either spoken by Ophelia Dahl or refer to Ophelia Dahl. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Cost-Efficiency vs. the Value of Life Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

For a long time I thought I could live and work in Haiti, carving out a life with you, but now I understand that I can’t. And that’s simply not compatible with your life—the life you once told me you would like to lead even ten years ago.

Related Characters: Ophelia Dahl (speaker), Doctor Paul Farmer
Saintliness Theme Icon
Page Number: 66
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 9 Quotes

On the way back they laughed about the incident, and yet of all the times she’d eaten things that she could hardly bear to look at, this one occasion when she failed the test stood out for her.

Related Characters: Tracy Kidder (speaker), Doctor Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl
Saintliness Theme Icon
Page Number: 87
Explanation and Analysis:
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Ophelia Dahl Quotes in Mountains Beyond Mountains

The Mountains Beyond Mountains quotes below are all either spoken by Ophelia Dahl or refer to Ophelia Dahl. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Cost-Efficiency vs. the Value of Life Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

For a long time I thought I could live and work in Haiti, carving out a life with you, but now I understand that I can’t. And that’s simply not compatible with your life—the life you once told me you would like to lead even ten years ago.

Related Characters: Ophelia Dahl (speaker), Doctor Paul Farmer
Saintliness Theme Icon
Page Number: 66
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 9 Quotes

On the way back they laughed about the incident, and yet of all the times she’d eaten things that she could hardly bear to look at, this one occasion when she failed the test stood out for her.

Related Characters: Tracy Kidder (speaker), Doctor Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl
Saintliness Theme Icon
Page Number: 87
Explanation and Analysis:
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