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Conflict In David Oliver Relin's 'Three Cups Of Tea'

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Greg Mortenson's and David Oliver Relin's "three cups of tea" displays many types of conflict such as person vs person, person vs nature, and person vs society. Jon Krakauer's "three cups of deceit" explains the reality of "three cups of tea" and displays another conflict, person vs self. In "three cups of tea" we learn of Greg Mortenson's wild adventures as he attempts to build schools for Pakistani villages. The book explains how Greg had many obstacles and trials while trying to help children in Pakistan. In "three cups of deceit" we learn that many of the stories in "three cups of tea" are actually false. The story explains what actually happens in this "inspiring" story and how it was a fraud. When I read "three cups of tea" I was astonished by how much Greg Mortenson sacrificed for his cause. Greg's story began when his attempt to climb the worlds second highest mountain "K2" as a tribute to his sister who had died in 1992. A member of his group became sick so they decided to return to base camp. During the decent Greg was separated from his group and stumbled in to the Korphe village in the mountains of Northern Pakistan. Greg witnessed how much poverty there was in Pakistan. Greg wanted to help these good people by building them a school. Greg fundraised, quit his job, and spent all his money for the school in Korphe. Greg …show more content…

"Three cups of deceit" tells the truths of Greg's adventures and that Greg has used his "charity" as his personal ATM. Jon Krakauer begins by explaining that Greg's "inspirational" moment when he stumbled into the Korphe village was all a lie. Greg actually went to the village of his expedition cook and realized how much poverty there was. The text states "He promised Akhmalu he would return the following year and build one". This explains that Greg had actually promised to the Khane village that he would build them a

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