Has anyone ever wanted to make the world a better place? Many people across the world are trying to make the world a better place. People from America, Europe, Pakistan, and all over earth. Many people such as doctors and anti child laborers, young and old are trying to make the world better. The books “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” by Tracy Kidder, and “Iqbal,” by Francesco d'adamo are quite similar because the main character’s goals are both to make the world a better place. “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder Is a very inspiring book about a man from America that goes around the world in pursuit of helping people. Paul Farmer, the main character, is a brilliant man that believes in fighting for the certain defeat. The certain defeat is the fight for people and countries that don't have any money for healthcare. Another character is Tracy Kidder, and Jim Kim. Tracy Kidder wrote the book, and was also with Paul for most of the accounts that are in the book. Jim Kim is a good friend of Paul, and also is on the bureaucracy side of what Farmer was working on. In …show more content…
The setting is in a carpet factory north of the town Lahore, which is a city in Pakistan. The carpet factory is a building with many looms. The book “Iqbal” has many characters, but there are only a few main ones, such as Iqbal, Fatima, Hussain, Eshan, and Maria. Hussain Khan is the carpet factory owner, so he owns Iqbal, Fatima, Maria, and several others. Iqbal, Maria, Fatima, and Maria all work in the carpet factory for Hussain Khan, and Iqbal runs away, trying to escape. In the book Iqbal, and the other carpet factory workers are trying to escape from Hussain Khan. Iqbal Escaped, and with the help of authorities, arrested Hussain, and became free. The Rest of the book is about Iqbal, Fatima, and Maria trying their hardest with Eshan Khan and the fight to end all child labor across