Chapter 5

In this chapter, Kidder describes Paul Farmer in his younger years. I believe that his experiences have brought him to where he is now. Farmer had to opportunity to live a more luxurious life as he got older but instead he decided not to. In the chapter, it says that he and his father showed similarities of having a "fondness for underdogs", and their generosity to the poor. In addition, I can also see a combination of his parent's personalities in their son. His father, "The Warden" was known to be strict but despite that, he is very caring and protective. His mother, Ginny, on the other hand, is known as someone who is always calm, and according to Paul Farmer's works and actions, he is very passionate and caring even when he seems to have an angry tone in his writings.