At this point in your book club book what do you think the theme is. Please support this with evidence from the text. Do not forget to respond to at least one classmate.
I am reading Three Cups of Tea and so far I'd say a theme that I have noticed is that Mortenson takes hardship and turns it into opportunity and sets goals based off these hardships. He attempted to climb a mountain in honor of his sister who passed away and when he failed to do so life lead him to the opportunity to build a school in her honor instead. His biggest inspirations have all first started with adversity.
I'm really interested to hear more about this book especially since my book is trying to disprove what your's is saying. What's interesting is that Krakauer seems to even be question this claim about Mortenson's sister's role in his decision to create the school.
This book sounds very interesting so far. I am intrigued to hear about the other goals that this man has and what he does with them. I am also interested to see how building the school works out for him.
I am also interested in hearing more about your book, and reading segments about it myself. I feel if I learn more about both sides we might be able to figure out the "truth" or at least understand both sides of the story.
So far this book seems very interesting. I am reading Three Cups of Deceit so it is interesting to see whats happening in Three Cups of Tea because my book is trying to prove Mortenson's story false.
The theme of Three Cups of Deceit appears to be Krakauer weeding out the truth in what Mortenson wrote in his book Three Cups of Tea. In Krakauer's arguement he reflects on how Mortenson claims to have been kidnapped by the Taliban to which Krakauer deems merely a falsehood along with Mortenson's "creation myth." Krakauer claims that Mortenson is merely trying to create an image that will earn him public adoration. Krakauer seems to be saying that Mortenson is creating a persona in the book and just weaving a story of fiction.
I am reading Three Cups and I had the sense that Mortenson is full of crap. Just the way he delivers it makes it seem almost too dramatic and cinematic if that makes sense
I am reading Five Days at Memorial and at this point in the book, i think the theme is Rescue. Many of the patients in the hospital have decreasing health and it is only getting worse. They have lost power in the hospital and the back up generators are now also out of use. The helicopters are slowly bringing patients to safety at a slow pace. Rescuing these patients is the main concern at this point.
I can agree with this theme to a point. As we both mentioned there is plenty of disarray going on within the hospital and even though safety and rescue is top priority. I feel like the theme just can't be rescue because of all the troubles being mentioned.
It seems like your book has a more singular focus and it may be a better read. Breach of Faith is very chaotic. I would like to have a better connection with the before, during, and after moments of Hurricane Katrina but this book is all over the place and does not allow me to get fully vested in it.
I think the theme of 3 cups of tea is to never give up on life and that everything happens for a reason everything has a purpose. Not everything is going to go your way. Life Is full of making adjustments.
I enjoy books with this type of motivational theme. Books like that help us realise the realities of life and allow us to look at it more optomistically.
The theme of Three Cups of Deceit is the author, Krakauer, is trying to find the "truth" in Mortenson's book Three Cups of Tea. Throughout the book thus far Krakauer has been showing that he feels Mortenson's book is more of a fictional story with the fact that Mortenson has refused interviews with certain organizations and people, including himself. Krakauer wants to prove that Mortenson did not do all the things he has claimed in his book, hence his title having "Deceit" instead of "Tea".
I agree, Krakauer searches for the truth in Three Cups of Tea. It is interesting to find how little of the truth is left in Mortenson's story after omitting all of the falsehoods.
At this point the theme of Five Days at Memorial is disorder but at the same time ambition. It seems everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong. Helicopters are taking a long time to evacuate people. Sometimes even leaving the hospital with no patients because they are taking too long to get to the roof. However, they don't give up. The hospital staff knows what they have to do to keep these people safe even though the power is out and evacuating has become quite chaotic. They continue to maintain their duty to their patients, that is why the theme is ambition.
I think ambition is a great way to describe our book. Despite all that has gone wrong, it's clear those in the hospital have a mission never if the rescuers give up on them they aren't going to give up. The state failed them in preparation and execution but they won't fail themselves.
The theme in Three Cups of Deceit aims to debunk Mortenson's story, Three Cups of Tea. In it, Krakauer picks apart several accounts told by Mortenson as fact. One in particular, being held captive by the Taliban. During that trip Mortenson had company, a scholar named Mansur Khan Mahsud. According to Mahsud, "Mortenson was never threatened, no one ever pointed a gun at him, and no one ever held him against his will, even momentarily during the approximate 15 days in South Waziristan". In reality, Motenson enjoyed his stay. "Greg was never worried or frightened" Mahsud continued. "he really enjoyed his stay there and he was given very good treatment. if he tells, 'I have been kidnapped', he is lying! He was an honored guest of the whole village". Krakauer calls Mortenson's account a fabrication and a falsehood, along with several others.
The theme of Three Cups of Deceit is Krakauer trying to show us that in Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson is not telling the truth. Krakauer makes his point clear that he doesn't believe Mortenson's story. Morrtenson refused interviews which makes Krakauer think that he is lying about the things he claims he has done and Krakauer is trying to prove that to us.
The theme of Breach of Faith at this point is chaos. I think the author is trying to convey the message that everything associated with Hurricane Katrina is chaos. Chaos from the moment that evacuations were not going to be mandatory to levees breaching yet higher officials did not know or believe this was happening. The book has been sporadic and confusing. I am not sure if the author intended for the book to be confusing and a bit unorganized but it seems to go along with the theme of Hurricane Katrina. Overwhelming.
I agree with you about the theme. The author dose seems to be conveying a message of chaos not only with the way he writes but the way he's organized the book. Sometimes I lose track of which character I'm reading about.
This book sounds similar to Five Days at Memorial. So much occurred during Hurricane Katrina it's impossible for an author to tell just a small story. So much went wrong it's hard to keep track of it all.
I think the them of Breach of Faith is disorder but also perseverance. The author seems to stress how the relief effort for Katrina was a completely disordered. The spread of information about Katrina was also disordered with everybody hearing different stories about what was going on New Orleans. But the author also focuses on people that survived against all odds. Many of these people persevered through really tough times, mentally and physically. Katrina was taxing on people's physical state but also their mental since they never knew when a relief effort would start. The book is also written in a disordered way, switching characters quickly and jumping to different places in New Orleans and outside of the city.
nicely worded. It is a novel basically used to highlight where all went wrong. A great way to tell certain officials, "you didn't do your job so therefore you suck -now let me publicly shame you by writing about what you didn't do in this book."
So far the theme in Five Days at Memorial is suspense. Although for many of us we know the aftermath and effects of Hurricane Katrina, this book does a great job at making you forget that and connecting you with the situation. Sheri Fink the author does a great job at connecting you personally with a lot of the people in the hospital and the staff. When it seems maybe things are heading in the right direction and all is getting better, boom you are hit with another problem and you as a reader begin to worry if anyone you've read about makes it out alive. There is so much build up of character and situation but in the back of your head the whole time you keep thinking "Do these people even make it out alive?"
At first I couldn't quite gather the theme of this story. I was stuck for a long time trying to figure out the message. However, as I am coming to the end of the book, I see the theme as Greg Mortensen "making something out of nothing," or "seeing the glass half full". For Greg, he is constantly making the best out of any given situation. Seeing the good side of things and trying to spread the positivity with as many people as he can.
I perceived the theme of Five Days at Memorial, thus far, as struggle and progression. The novel is centered around conflict and chaos and is progressively telling the story through a series of actions and failings of resolve.
From what ive read from five days at memorial, the theme would be losing hope. Throughout the book it has this theme of the odds being stacked against the staff at the hospital and try as they might it seems hopeless, as they have already lost numerous patients already.
Breach of Faith is a novel with a political agenda. It reports on different branches of government programs and how they all failed NOLA in one particular way or another. The author is quite biased in his writing, interjecting back-handed comments after stating facts. I can say it has been a great analysis on the errors that were highlighted due to Hurricane Katrina. Chronologically, it has been quite confusing - the author jumps around often, leaving the reader (me) constantly trying to figure out they have read. There is no doubt that the author is credible but the book appears to not be genuinely constructed. It was also hard to invest in the subjects in the story, but I think that was purposeful. The hurricane was centered on race which in my eyes was a huge distraction to the failed acts or lack their of.
Breach of Faith seems to have a political agenda. The author seems sarcastic in his comments. His writings are confusing and boring. I get a sense that he is trying to prove wrong doings and one uping the politicians.
I am reading Three Cups of Tea and so far I'd say a theme that I have noticed is that Mortenson takes hardship and turns it into opportunity and sets goals based off these hardships. He attempted to climb a mountain in honor of his sister who passed away and when he failed to do so life lead him to the opportunity to build a school in her honor instead. His biggest inspirations have all first started with adversity.
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested to hear more about this book especially since my book is trying to disprove what your's is saying. What's interesting is that Krakauer seems to even be question this claim about Mortenson's sister's role in his decision to create the school.
DeleteThis book sounds very interesting so far. I am intrigued to hear about the other goals that this man has and what he does with them. I am also interested to see how building the school works out for him.
DeleteI am also interested in hearing more about your book, and reading segments about it myself. I feel if I learn more about both sides we might be able to figure out the "truth" or at least understand both sides of the story.
DeleteSo far this book seems very interesting. I am reading Three Cups of Deceit so it is interesting to see whats happening in Three Cups of Tea because my book is trying to prove Mortenson's story false.
DeleteI think you hit the nail on the head with your theme. I had something very similar but I agree with everything you wrote.
DeleteI do too agree with everything you wrote
DeleteThe theme of Three Cups of Deceit appears to be Krakauer weeding out the truth in what Mortenson wrote in his book Three Cups of Tea. In Krakauer's arguement he reflects on how Mortenson claims to have been kidnapped by the Taliban to which Krakauer deems merely a falsehood along with Mortenson's "creation myth." Krakauer claims that Mortenson is merely trying to create an image that will earn him public adoration. Krakauer seems to be saying that Mortenson is creating a persona in the book and just weaving a story of fiction.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Three Cups and I had the sense that Mortenson is full of crap. Just the way he delivers it makes it seem almost too dramatic and cinematic if that makes sense
DeleteIm intrested in hearing what happens at the end of your book
DeleteI am reading Five Days at Memorial and at this point in the book, i think the theme is Rescue. Many of the patients in the hospital have decreasing health and it is only getting worse. They have lost power in the hospital and the back up generators are now also out of use. The helicopters are slowly bringing patients to safety at a slow pace. Rescuing these patients is the main concern at this point.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with this theme to a point. As we both mentioned there is plenty of disarray going on within the hospital and even though safety and rescue is top priority. I feel like the theme just can't be rescue because of all the troubles being mentioned.
DeleteIt seems like your book has a more singular focus and it may be a better read. Breach of Faith is very chaotic. I would like to have a better connection with the before, during, and after moments of Hurricane Katrina but this book is all over the place and does not allow me to get fully vested in it.
DeleteI think the theme of 3 cups of tea is to never give up on life and that everything happens for a reason everything has a purpose. Not everything is going to go your way. Life Is full of making adjustments.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy books with this type of motivational theme. Books like that help us realise the realities of life and allow us to look at it more optomistically.
DeleteThe theme of Three Cups of Deceit is the author, Krakauer, is trying to find the "truth" in Mortenson's book Three Cups of Tea. Throughout the book thus far Krakauer has been showing that he feels Mortenson's book is more of a fictional story with the fact that Mortenson has refused interviews with certain organizations and people, including himself. Krakauer wants to prove that Mortenson did not do all the things he has claimed in his book, hence his title having "Deceit" instead of "Tea".
ReplyDeleteI agree, Krakauer searches for the truth in Three Cups of Tea. It is interesting to find how little of the truth is left in Mortenson's story after omitting all of the falsehoods.
DeleteAt this point the theme of Five Days at Memorial is disorder but at the same time ambition. It seems everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong. Helicopters are taking a long time to evacuate people. Sometimes even leaving the hospital with no patients because they are taking too long to get to the roof. However, they don't give up. The hospital staff knows what they have to do to keep these people safe even though the power is out and evacuating has become quite chaotic. They continue to maintain their duty to their patients, that is why the theme is ambition.
ReplyDeleteI think ambition is a great way to describe our book. Despite all that has gone wrong, it's clear those in the hospital have a mission never if the rescuers give up on them they aren't going to give up. The state failed them in preparation and execution but they won't fail themselves.
DeleteThe theme in Three Cups of Deceit aims to debunk Mortenson's story, Three Cups of Tea. In it, Krakauer picks apart several accounts told by Mortenson as fact. One in particular, being held captive by the Taliban. During that trip Mortenson had company, a scholar named Mansur Khan Mahsud. According to Mahsud, "Mortenson was never threatened, no one ever pointed a gun at him, and no one ever held him against his will, even momentarily during the approximate 15 days in South Waziristan". In reality, Motenson enjoyed his stay. "Greg was never worried or frightened" Mahsud continued. "he really enjoyed his stay there and he was given very good treatment. if he tells, 'I have been kidnapped', he is lying! He was an honored guest of the whole village". Krakauer calls Mortenson's account a fabrication and a falsehood, along with several others.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of Three Cups of Deceit is Krakauer trying to show us that in Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson is not telling the truth. Krakauer makes his point clear that he doesn't believe Mortenson's story. Morrtenson refused interviews which makes Krakauer think that he is lying about the things he claims he has done and Krakauer is trying to prove that to us.
ReplyDeleteThe theme of Breach of Faith at this point is chaos. I think the author is trying to convey the message that everything associated with Hurricane Katrina is chaos. Chaos from the moment that evacuations were not going to be mandatory to levees breaching yet higher officials did not know or believe this was happening. The book has been sporadic and confusing. I am not sure if the author intended for the book to be confusing and a bit unorganized but it seems to go along with the theme of Hurricane Katrina. Overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the theme. The author dose seems to be conveying a message of chaos not only with the way he writes but the way he's organized the book. Sometimes I lose track of which character I'm reading about.
DeleteThis book sounds similar to Five Days at Memorial. So much occurred during Hurricane Katrina it's impossible for an author to tell just a small story. So much went wrong it's hard to keep track of it all.
DeleteI think the them of Breach of Faith is disorder but also perseverance. The author seems to stress how the relief effort for Katrina was a completely disordered. The spread of information about Katrina was also disordered with everybody hearing different stories about what was going on New Orleans. But the author also focuses on people that survived against all odds. Many of these people persevered through really tough times, mentally and physically. Katrina was taxing on people's physical state but also their mental since they never knew when a relief effort would start. The book is also written in a disordered way, switching characters quickly and jumping to different places in New Orleans and outside of the city.
ReplyDeletenicely worded.
DeleteIt is a novel basically used to highlight where all went wrong. A great way to tell certain officials, "you didn't do your job so therefore you suck -now let me publicly shame you by writing about what you didn't do in this book."
So far the theme in Five Days at Memorial is suspense. Although for many of us we know the aftermath and effects of Hurricane Katrina, this book does a great job at making you forget that and connecting you with the situation. Sheri Fink the author does a great job at connecting you personally with a lot of the people in the hospital and the staff. When it seems maybe things are heading in the right direction and all is getting better, boom you are hit with another problem and you as a reader begin to worry if anyone you've read about makes it out alive. There is so much build up of character and situation but in the back of your head the whole time you keep thinking "Do these people even make it out alive?"
ReplyDeleteAt first I couldn't quite gather the theme of this story. I was stuck for a long time trying to figure out the message. However, as I am coming to the end of the book, I see the theme as Greg Mortensen "making something out of nothing," or "seeing the glass half full". For Greg, he is constantly making the best out of any given situation. Seeing the good side of things and trying to spread the positivity with as many people as he can.
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ReplyDeleteI perceived the theme of Five Days at Memorial, thus far, as struggle and progression. The novel is centered around conflict and chaos and is progressively telling the story through a series of actions and failings of resolve.
ReplyDeleteFrom what ive read from five days at memorial, the theme would be losing hope. Throughout the book it has this theme of the odds being stacked against the staff at the hospital and try as they might it seems hopeless, as they have already lost numerous patients already.
ReplyDeleteBreach of Faith is a novel with a political agenda. It reports on different branches of government programs and how they all failed NOLA in one particular way or another. The author is quite biased in his writing, interjecting back-handed comments after stating facts.
ReplyDeleteI can say it has been a great analysis on the errors that were highlighted due to Hurricane Katrina. Chronologically, it has been quite confusing - the author jumps around often, leaving the reader (me) constantly trying to figure out they have read.
There is no doubt that the author is credible but the book appears to not be genuinely constructed. It was also hard to invest in the subjects in the story, but I think that was purposeful. The hurricane was centered on race which in my eyes was a huge distraction to the failed acts or lack their of.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/books/06masl.html?ref=bookreviews&_r=0
DeleteNew York Times Book Review published in 2006
I agree with you. The read is confusing. And I find the author sarcastic in his comments.
DeleteBreach of Faith seems to have a political agenda. The author seems sarcastic in his comments. His writings are confusing and boring. I get a sense that he is trying to prove wrong doings and one uping the politicians.
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