Upon the first part of Zeitoun completed, it is quite perplexing trying to understand what the author is trying to tell the audience through Zeitoun’s Journey. Understanding how discrimination affects all minorities in presently helps us understand the struggles and challenges that Zeitoun is facing. So far, we understand that Zeitoun is a somewhat wealthy Syrian due to his local business and connection with his community. He lives with his wife and three children and lives a relatively busy life before Hurricane Katrina. He often dreams and ponders on the life and family he once had before leaving Syria and moving to America. Zeitoun uses his Syrian roots to connect him with the new world he lives in, and survive under the conditions he is
