Mountains Beyond Mountains
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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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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • 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
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Cost-Efficiency vs. the Value of Life Theme Icon
    Cost-Efficiency vs. the Value of Life
  • Saintliness Theme Icon
    Saintliness
  • America, Imperialism, and the First World Theme Icon
    America, Imperialism, and the First World
  • Science, Magic, and Religion Theme Icon
    Science, Magic, and Religion
  • Nonprofits, Politics, and Compromise Theme Icon
    Nonprofits, Politics, and Compromise
Quotes
Characters
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  • Doctor Paul Farmer
  • Tracy Kidder
  • Ophelia Dahl
  • John
  • Jim Yong Kim
Symbols
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  • John’s Treatment Symbol Icon
    John’s Treatment
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While Mountains Beyond Mountains doesn’t have many symbols (it’s a work of non-fiction), Tracy Kidder acknowledges that the death of John—a young Haitian boy who’s rushed to Boston for emergency treatment—is a poignant symbol…

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