Three+Cups+of+Tea+Characterization

Discussion about **characterization** in //Three Cups of Tea// will go here.
 * On page 2, there is a description of all of the mountains Greg climbed and when. What do you think all this mountain climbing says about Greg's personality? **

All the mountain climbing Greg does reflects his personality and it shows that Greg is really courageous and adventurous. It also show that he never gives up.

Greg is determined to succeed. He will do whatever it takes to reach his goal. Greg is always up for a challenge.

I think that Greg actually climbing those mountains take courage, determination, daring, bold, and brave. It takes some guts to climb the second highest mountain in the world. Not alot of people can do that. Some people are just like Greg, they never give up until they have reached their goal, and those people really do succeed.

I think it shows that Greg likes to succeed and that he won't give up even though things are hard. I think is shows that he is courageous and he is a daredevil. It shows he likes to accomplish things a lot of people can't do.

I think Greg's personality exhibits courage. He fights for what he doesn't have. He cares about his family and won't stop the fight to climb for his sister. He is a strong man to climb K2 and he never gives up. In the book, it mentions Greg's sister, Christa, and that that what he thought was the most meaningful tribute to her would be to scale K2 and leave her nacklace at the summit. (page 9) He could have been mountain climbing for her.

I personally think that when it says that Greg has been climbing mountains, it shows that he is fearless and very brave. The book also said that Greg had one protein bar, no water, and a blanket, but Greg wasn't scared. If that was me, I would be terrified. I would be thinking about what will happen, (good or bad.) I would be crying and would be very scared, but Greg stayed calm. It shows that Greg is fearless and brave.

Greg must have been a determined person since the start, considering that he summited Kilimanjaro at the age of eleven! He's determined to do what he believes in and won't give up for what's right, whether it's risky or not.

Greg is not only brave; he is also a really nice, caring person for helping the children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Greg built 131 schools in rural regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which educated over 58,000 children, including 44,000 girls! [|Greg Mortenson biography]

I think that Greg is a very brave, courageous, inspirational, and confident man who never gives up. It shows that he is an optimist, and one who claims the glass to definitely be half-empty, not half-full. After failed attempts to climb high peaks, he keeps on trying to succeed. The story about him hoping to reach the summit for Christa is very touching. It seems that after such sorrow in his life, Greg Mortenson continues on in his life, but not forgetting those who he's lost, but remembering them fondly with every though he makes.

I think that Greg likes to face challenges that are extrenely hard to do. It seems likehe is very brave and determined, climbing Kilimanjaro at age eleven.

Greg is a character that has a rare personality that is becoming very rare in the world. It is good not being afraid to mess up and strive to new hights no matter what the obsticle. It was really nice of him that he used what he learned from mountain climbing to help out in the world.

I feel like Greg has a strong personality, he is a very giving person because he went out of his way to help a little town. Greg could have just walked away but instead he started fundraisers to help them you should metacogitate this because he is a person to look up to. He has helped this town a lot.

I think that Greg is a philanthropist. He his warm hearted,and is determine to achive anything he sets his mind too. He loves the mountains, what really makes him even more caring and warmhearted than he already is is because,He took his sister's amber neclace along with him to put on the sumit of K2 in honor of his stister, Christa who died a few years ago, of Epilepsy. [|womensconfrence]

Greg is, as said before, a very adventurous person who likes challenges. He is also very unselfish and kind. He is unselfish when he sells everything, and gives up everything, to raise money to build a school. Sadly, I don’t think that I would be able to do that if I had the chance, at least not before I read this story.

Christa died on her way to Dyersville, Iowa. She was going to see a baseball movie filming called Field of Dreams. She died becuase she had a major siezure on the trip, July 24,1992. [|womensconfrence]

This is about the above post, she didn't die during the trip, she died hours before it.

I think it shows that Greg has a determined personality and even when he fails he turns his failure into something amazing like building so many schools for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

What it tells me about Greg is that he is a very adventurous, and very hard working. He just really wants it and wants to accomplish what he is going after.

I think it tells you that Greg is not only adventurous, but that he loves being adventurous. Also that climbing and the outdoors is his pation.

If you could carry something to the top of a mountain in honor of someone, what might it be, and whom would you be honoring?

If I had to, I would probably take my grandfather's watch to the top of a mountain. I wouldn't want to lose something so special to me, and that is why I wouldn't want to leave it on top of a mountain, but if I had to, it would be my grandfather's watch.

If I was honoring my mom I would take my mom's necklace that has my brother, sister and my birthstone on it, because she wears it all the time, and thats what I would remember her in.

I woud take my great-aunt's necklace if I was gooing to honor her because she used to wear it all the time and that would remind me of her while I was climbing and motivate me to keep going.

While climbing K2 i would take one of my father's first shoe that my grandfather made for him shortly before he died. My dad and i always look at it and remember him. I would definably that because it always reminds me of my family and that they love me.

If I could carry somnething it would be my nana's favorite necklace. I would do this because she loves me, she will do anything for me, and is forgiving. My nana worries about others, and then herself.

If I would carry something to the top of a mountain it would be a golf ball for my grand fater with cancer because he loves to golf.

If I could, I would bring my great grandmother's purse to the top of a mountain. My great grandmother lived in North Korea, before it was North Korea. When she knew that Korea would definitely be split, she crossed the border and hid in South Korea. One of the few items that she brought with her when she left her home was her purse. I would want to honor her bravery and courage, and I would do that by leaving her purse at the top of the mountain.

I would take my grandfather's Distinguished Flying Cross with me because he was a cargo pilot in WW2. He flew over the Himalayan Mountain Range, which earned him the name "hump pilot", hump was the nickname for the Himalayas. My grandfather was an amazing man with tons of courage and talent. Greg is a strong man with a lot of bravery, confidence and love. He is not afraid of anything and never gives up. Greg loves his family and will do anything for them. Greg’s sister Christa died and Greg wants to climb to the top of K2 for his sister and leave her necklace at the top. That shows a lot of love.

I would take my mom's bracelet or necklace because she wears them all the time and they are really important to her. Those are some of the things I would put on top of a mountian to remember her.

I would bring the paper I wrote about the best day I ever had with my mom to the top of a mountain. The paper is for my mom. I would also bring Nutri- Grain Bars for my best friend Abby. We have been going to camp for four years and we have known each other since we were four. It is a tradition that we bring Nutri- Grain Bars to camp. One year, a raccoon came and ate most of them. Now, it is a joke to us.

I would bring a picture of my great-grandparents or of my grandparents. In this way I could honor them and not let go of something personal that I might wish I had to comfort me later.

If I could carry an item to the top of a mountain, it would be my Aunt Marsha's wood turtle carvings. Se died on the night of Thanksgiving from cancer, and turtles were her favorite animal. At her funeral we were honored to take her turtle collection home with us. Her Birthday is the day after mine. She was my baby sitter and I grew very close to her, so when she died it hurt. No one is immortal. Everyone has to leave the world at one point in time.

I would probably take my grandfather's painted egg up to the top of the mountian because he used to tell us stories about a really tall Indian named Indian Joe who went on many adventures. On one of these adventures Indian Joe saved a goose which he found that laid golden eggs, kind of like one of the tall tales you have heard, but in this story the goose gets stolen from Indian Joe by some people who were going to kill it, but Indian Joe saved the goose before it could be killed. I would honor my grandfather because he was a really kind man who really looked out for me and my brother. My grandfather died last year.

I would leave my great aunt's boomerang she got in Africa. She loved to travel all over the world and this would show how much she loved to travel.

I would leave my great uncle's World War 2 hat in honor of America and in his name for fighting for our nation. If I were to carry something to the top of a mountain I would bring courage and passion honoring Greg Mortenson. I admire his courage and passion and have a lot of respect for him.

If I were to leave one thing on top of a mountain, I would leave my grandma's necklace, because she died one week before I was born and I never met her.

If I were to leave something on top of any mountain, I would leave a picture of my grandma she died 5 years before I was born.

On page 42, Jahan said, "Many climbers make promises to the Balti people and forget them when they find their way home. My grandfather told us many times that Dr. Greg was different. He would come back." Why do you think Greg came back when so many others did not?

I think he came back to honor his sister. He didn't climb the mountain and he believed that building a school would honor Christa even more. Also, it wasn't just because he was being generous to the Korphe village, he was being generous to himself. Giving makes the person who gave feel good, too.

I think that he thought fate had him go to Korphe not just that he took the wrong bridge. I also think that the Balti people had so little and yet gave Greg a place to sleep, food to eat, and tea to drink. So, because they did so much for him he felt that he had to do something in return for the very nice Balti people. I think Greg //really// cared, but the others just had a feeling that they should help that disappeared when they left.

On page 45, Greg tells us that the Balti people were used to waiting. Are Americans used to waiting? Are you good at waiting?

It depends on the person and how they live. Many people in America are poor too. They also have to wait for a lot of things. The Americans that can afford to live well probably don't have to wait for as many things, and probably not as used to it as the Korphe village is. I'm not saying that some Americans don't have to wait at all. We wait for a lot of things daily. For example, we wait for things to come in the mail, we wait for a friend to call back on the phone, and we wait for upcoming vacations. These things happen every day. Unfortunately, I am extremely impatient. I'm horrible at waiting for things, and my family can confirm that.

Personally i do not think Americans are used to waiting very much.

Greg and Tara married only six days after they met. Why do you think they didn't wait any longer? Do you think Greg is a good husband? Why or why not? I think Greg is a bad husband because he really never is there for his children and wife. He goes to Pakistan for 2-3 months at a time. In the one part of the book Tara enforced the rule that Greg can only go for two months, i think this good, she should tell him.

I think he would be an okay husband. He is caring, loving, and Kindhearted.Although he is doing o good deed, he should be ther for his children to give him them the attention and care they need. HE needs to be there to whatch his children grow up. That would probaly take the stress off of Tara too.

According to Greg, what was the most important lesson he ever learned? What is the most important lesson you ever learned?

According to the book, Greg's most important lesson he ever learned was to, "Listen to the wind." I honestly do not know what the most important lesson I have learned is. I have learned so many important lessons.

I think the most important thing I have learned is to live in the present. If you dwell in the past or the future, you can never enjoy your present.

Gregs most important lesson he learned was to, "Listen to the wind." My most important lesson I have ever learned is to never give up. This applys to school, sports, and everyday life

"Listen to the Wind" to me sounds like he sort of tells himself to calm down sometimes, or just to listen to others and not stress up and put all of the work upon himself. My most important lesson is to just have fun and listen to other peoples and what they say.