In his book, Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder, tells readers the true story of Deogratias, a young African man who has escaped death during a genocide. Deo is a young African from Burundi, who fled from Africa to New York. In Africa, Deo is caught in an age old feud between the Tutsi and Hutu. The tension between the two have always been high, but the strained peace is broken with the assassination of the Hutu President. All hell breaks loose and both sides engage in genocide. Deo experiences the horrors of genocide and is surrounded by death. His experiences in Burundi and Rwanda will leave him with sleepless nights, trust issues, and PTSD. When Deo arrives in America, he has no knowledge of the English language and no contacts. Deo by chance meets a baggage carrier who speaks French and finds him a place to stay for free. Deo finds himself working as a grocery delivery boy, until he meets Sharon McKenna, a woman who speaks French. Sharon helps Deo and introduces him to Charlie and Nancy Wolf. The Wolfs take Deo in and pay for his tuition to Columbia and Dartmouth University. Deo moves on to work for PIH, People in Healthcare. It is here that Deo strives to achieve his dream of opening clinics for the poor.
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Although Strength in What Remains may seem to undermine reader’s faith in humanity through Deo’s experiences in Africa, the book restores the reader’s faith, as it shows how Deo is able to overcome the horrors and trials of his journey by himself and with the help of
Although Strength in What Remains may seem to undermine reader’s faith in humanity through Deo’s experiences in Africa, the book restores the reader’s faith, as it shows how Deo is able to overcome the horrors and trials of his journey by himself and with the help of