I am going to build you a school, he said, not yet realizing that with those words, the path of his life had just detoured down another trail, a route far
more serpentine and ardous than the wrong turns he’d taken since treating from K2. I will build a school, Mortenson said, I promise 33.
The evidences above show that Greg Mortenson is a caring person. He cares to his family and Korphe villagers. Greg Mortenson does not only think about himself
but also thinks about others. He always gives his attention to people who need his care and affection.
2. Friendly
As a foreigner in Northern Pakistan, Greg Mortenson can be described as a friendly person. His friendliness can be analyzed through his reactions. The author
gives us a clue to a person’s character by making us know how the person reacts to various situations and events Murphy 168. That Greg Mortenson is friendly is
showed from his reaction. When Greg Mortenson arrives in Kuardu, Changazi’s home village, he sees a dozen of young children staring at him. Then, Greg
Mortenson walks toward the children and he says, “What are you?” the boy said shyly, extending his hand for mortenson to
shake. The boys hand disappeared in Mortenson’s grasp. “I am Greg. I am good, he said. “I am Greg. I am good,” all of the children repeated as one.
“No, I am Greg. What is your name?” he tried again. “No, I am Greg. What is your name,” the children repeated, giggling.
Mortenson switched to Balti. “Min takpo Greg. Nga America in.” “My name is Greg. I come from America.” “Kiri min takpo in?”
“What is your name?” The children clapped their hands, gleeful at understanding the Angrezi.
Mortenson shoof each of their hand in turn, as the children introduced themselves 94.
Greg Mortenson’s shows his friendliness by greeting the children in Kuardu village. He wishes that he could have a good relation to everyone in Pakistan.
Therefore, he learns Balti, a language which is usually used in Northern Pakistan. For the second times Greg Mortenson arrives in Korphe village, he
arranges to build the school as soon as possible so that the children have a place to study. He gets the place where the school will be built, but there is no building.
Soon he wants to meet Haji Ali to discuss about the school which has not been built. On his way return to Haji Ali’s home, Greg Mortenson meets some
villagers. When he takes a little walk back to Haji Ali’s home, through a corridor of
wheat sheaves waiting to be threshed, Mortensonn stopped every few yards to greet villagers who dropped their loads to welcome him back.
Women, returning from the fields, bent forward to pour stalks of wheat out from the baskets they wore on their backs, before returning to harvest
another load with scythes 139.
Even though Greg feels disappointed to Haji Ali because the school has not been built, he still greets the villagers. It showed that Greg Mortenson is friendly.
In climbing K2 summit, Greg has a porter named Mouzafer. Mouzafer helps Greg to find the route to K2. After a few years they do not meet each other,
he finds Mouzafer in Korphe. Greg says, “Yong china yot?” Mortenson said, concerned, offering the traditional
Balti greeting. “How are you?” “I was fine that day, all thanks to Allah,” Mouzafer says, speaking a
decade later, in the soft cadences of an old person going deaf. “Just a little tired” 147.
From the conversation above, Greg is friendly to greet his old friend, Mouzafer. Anywhere Greg comes, he uses everything he has learned in Baltistan and greets
everyone as respectfully as he knows.
3. Helpful
