In the first part of Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains we learn how the author met Dr. Paul Farmer. Farmer interaction with Captain Carroll, an American military official, in Haiti which foreshadows the themes that will be discussed throughout the book by lightly touching on topics such as political inequality. Part one also shows the character of Dr. Farmer by showcasing his unconventional approach to healthcare. His approach to medicine is exemplified in how he sneaks beer to a patient in a homeless shelter and how he ignores the admission policy of Zanmi Lasante and essentially treats patients for free. The title of the book is also revealed as being a common Haitian proverb meaning that for every mountain that is successfully
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Farmer uses this notion in order to explain the difference between how people live in different parts of the world, particularly Third and First World countries. Structural violence is something that is can be difficult to contain or confront because it is so complex and deeply ingrained in our world 's structures that it quickly gets dismissed as just being "the way the world works.” In a world so highly driven by things such as money, not only are the poor more likely to suffer, but they are more likely to have that suffering …show more content…
Farmer fights for the reconstruction of anything that contributes to structural violence because these struggles were created by man and therefore man has the capacity to change them. He believes that members of the healthcare profession should especially make a push for changes regarding structural violence and that “social problems should be largely resolved by them.” (61) because “physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor” (pg.
Farmer uses this notion in order to explain the difference between how people live in different parts of the world, particularly Third and First World countries. Structural violence is something that is can be difficult to contain or confront because it is so complex and deeply ingrained in our world 's structures that it quickly gets dismissed as just being "the way the world works.” In a world so highly driven by things such as money, not only are the poor more likely to suffer, but they are more likely to have that suffering …show more content…
Farmer fights for the reconstruction of anything that contributes to structural violence because these struggles were created by man and therefore man has the capacity to change them. He believes that members of the healthcare profession should especially make a push for changes regarding structural violence and that “social problems should be largely resolved by them.” (61) because “physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor” (pg.