Zeitoun Research Paper

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Why Zeitoun is my favorite book What do you do when you’re bored or need time to yourself? Most people find a nice quiet spot and pop open a good book. I’m someone who never really liked reading books. When I was younger my parents and previous teachers would always try to get me to read. I thought reading was boring and I could never get into any book I would read. I figured if I found a book that I really liked I would start to read more. in fact I now have a favorite book call Zeitoun. It became my favorite book because it was of the setting, characters, and the outcome. One reason Zeitoun became one of my favorite book is because of its setting. The story took place in New Orleans Louisiana, during the disaster of hurricane Katrina.…show more content…
This book had such strong characters. Zeitoun was the main character. He had a wife (Kathy), two daughters, and many friends from their neighborhood. In the book, Zeitoun has a hero in the eyes of his community and family. While getting alerts that the hurricane was coming, Zeitoun made the decision that he would stay in New Orleans instead of leaving the state. He wanted to stay behind and try to save his businesses, properties, and the people who couldn’t leave. Kathy and the girls went to stay with Kathy’s family in Arizona. Zeitoun didn’t think the storm would be that bad in order for him to leave. They begged Zeitoun to go but he was much to proud, so they promised to call each other every day until the storm was over. Lastly, I felt that the book Zeitoun had an amazing outcome. While Kathy and the girls were on the way to Arizona a few thing got in their way. They had to drive the whole way instead of catching a plane because os the storm. Since it was such a long drive, Kathy had to pull over at night so they could get some sleep. Once they arrived at her family’s, the power was out an other members of her family were their so it was very crowded. While Zeitoun was back home all of their properties flooded and Zeitoun went to jail. He hadn’t heard from his family and they didn’t know where his was for weeks. Eventually, everyone was back together again after such a long journey. The book Zeitoun has great detail and many surprises. The setting, characters, and, outcome made this book one of my

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