Three Cups Of Tea Analysis

The plot of Three Cups of Tea is further enhanced on the events that occur in Chapters 18-23, pages 241-331. Upon returning to Skardu Mortenson realizes that more madrassas, or conservative religious schools, are being built in Pakistan. Because the madrassas are free, many parents send their young boys there, and while some provide a good education, many of the schools focus on training their students for militant jihad (armed struggle). Mortenson learns about the destruction of the World Trade Center and his Pakistani supporters increase the security around him. When Mortenson goes to Korphe, he learns that Haji Ali has died. He vows to continue his efforts for the children of Pakistan. Mortenson alongside the CAI continued to build schools in other villages of Pakistan.
He had also received an offer of funding from an unnamed government figure who suggests countering the rise in madrassas by creating more moderate schools to compete with them. Later on, Jahan, Haji’s grand-daughter, reminds Mortenson about his promise to help her. Mortenson recollecting, gives her tuition money for medical school. Enthusiastic of this incident, Parade Magazine ran a cover story on Mortenson’s work. The story appeared shortly after the American invasion of Iraq, and many readers viewed Mortenson’s work as an alternative to war. Soon donations to the CAI poured in. This new support allowed Mortenson to give raises to the Pakistani employees and accept an increase in his own salary. In the end Mortenson goes to Wakhan Corridor to meet Sadhar Khan, a leader of the Afghan freedom fighters, mujahideen, explains that he wants to honor his fallen soldiers by building schools. Mortenson then realizes that his future will be about working on this new