How to Write a Biography by Susie Mortensen https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv Section C en-us 2021-02-11 13:34:00 UTC 2025-10-18 15:20:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022342353

  • Includes Ophelia, but, so far, not much about his actual wife
  • Shares about his childhood
  • Explains his relationship to religion
  • Includes his own thoughts/perception of Paul


    • ]]>     2022-01-31 22:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022342353     https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022342847 We learned about Paul Farmer almost in the same order that Tracy did. It took us on the journey as if we were actually getting to know him.

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  • Show his backstory
  • Tell us his values
  • Share the most important points of his life and career.
  • Introduce his family and friends, as well as everybody who has influenced him greatly


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    Tracy Kidder told us about Paul Farmer from the point of view of other people as well as himself instead of just him or just Farmer describing himself. 


    He explained how Farmer acts in front of different people which showed the types of people he liked, didn’t, and the shades in between


    He described how he talked and walked, and the physical mannerisms that included his behavior


    ]]>     2022-01-31 22:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343090     What does Tracy Kidder include in the biography? What does he not include? https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343197 It is hard to know what aspects of Paul Farmer’s life Kidder did not include as he is my only source of knowledge about Paul. However, it is clear that he selected stories from Paul’s childhood to craft a certain narrative. This narrative is that of an exceptionally brilliant boy in a very strange family.
    - Strange aspects of childhood (living situations)
    - Triumphs in the medical field
    - Lack of a plan for lowering MDR costs]]>     2022-01-31 22:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343197     Mountains Beyond Mountains https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343258
  • Wrote the biography with insights from himself (talked about his own experience with Farmer, opinions about Farmer, etc.)
  • Added comments from those who knew Farmer rather than just information from Farmer
  • Focuses primarily on Farmer’s career time (what is most important to Farmer)
  • Thoroughly understood Farmer by going through his day-to-day life with him, interviewing him in an in-depth fashion

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  • Shows us the relationship that Paul has with others
  • Gives us great detail about specific events that were meaningful 
  • Doesn’t go off topic or into events that are irrelevant
  • Occasionally shows us Paul’s thoughts and how he interprets events





    • ]]>     2022-01-31 22:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343278     https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343464 Talks in depth about specific and important events that happened in Paul's life and doesn't talk about his entire life.]]> 2022-01-31 22:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343464 finnm26_2 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022343499 He went over more important moments in more detail. He kind of presented Paul Farmer’s life like a timeline, by having more important things take up more time.


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    • Most likely spent a lot of time interviewing Farmer and friends. 
    • He includes almost everything about Farmer’s life in varying detail. His medical career and caring for other people is probably the main focus of the book, but he dives into Farmer’s personal life as well.
    • backstory



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  • Talked about his goal in life
  • Illustrated events in farmer's life that showed a constant pattern of many personality traits 
  • Introduced important people in his life and how they affected Farmer


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    Short biographies about each character 

    Talk about is interactions with Dr. Farmer 

    Interview other people in his life

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    - showing background info
    - write about other characters who help them on the way (important people)]]>     2022-01-31 22:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344285     simonet261_1 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344360
  • Background information
  • Farmer’s childhood
  • Farmer’s relationships with many different people
  • Important moments in his life
  • Farmer’s struggles
  • What Tracey observes about Farmer
  • Tracey’s opinions about Farmer


    • ]]>     2022-01-31 22:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344360     https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344463 He wrote dialogue, sometimes what he thought Paul Farmer thought, and most important moments]]> 2022-01-31 22:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344463 https://padlet.com/susiemortensen3/93uvngh65o43neuv/wish/2022344855
  • Backstory to what he has accomplished, everything is connected


    • Quotes from him or someone else important to the story
    • He never more than a page on a single day


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