Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers faced obstacles early on in life, such as his need to take care of his younger brother after his parents passed away. Even though he had to drop out of college, Eggers was still able to establish a successful writing career (Albert). Eggers’ took stylistic ideas, such as a society without privacy, and a story abundant with post modernism traits from his main influences, which were Don Delillo and George Orwell. Overexplaining, trying to differentiate from young adult novels, and…

Well known writer, Dave Eggers, in his nonfictional odyssey, Zeitoun, illustrates a muslim man’s struggle with Islamophobia during Hurricane Katrina. Egger’s purpose was to symbolize a turning point for many Muslims in the US, and through the complete governmental collapse following Hurricane Katrina, Muslims were discriminated against like never before, through the retelling of Zeitoun, his wife, Kathy, and other Muslims’ experiences. The theme of Islamophobia is common in Zeitoun and serves…

impact on my thinking, which became fairly fixed over time. Last year, when I read Dave Eggers’ The Circle, it set certain reverberations echoing in my mind, especially through the correlation of The Circle’s three slogans, “SECRETS ARE LIES, SHARING IS CARING, PRIVACY IS THEFT” (Eggers 305), with 1984’s “WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” (Orwell 6). I then began to see, like others, that Eggers’ dystopia is a contemporary 1984; therefore, I felt it would be appropriate…

The Circle’s Warning: A Machiavellian Approach to Mass Surveillance Dave Eggers' s The Circle serves as a warning to its readers against modern-day society's reliance on social media and the virtual world of the internet. The book introduces Mae Holland, a young ambitious woman who has the opportunity of a lifetime to work for The Circle Company. The Circle's innovations such as the SEECHANGE cameras permit anyone visual access to any place at any time. Eventually, these cameras are used by Mae…

Author, Dave Eggers, in his piece, “Zeitoun,” depicts the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun and the people of New Orleans following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eggers’s purpose is to enlighten people about the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the prejudice against Muslims post 9-11. He creates a sympathetic tone to appeal to the audience’s emotions. Throughout “Zeitoun”, Eggers shows how people, including Zeitoun and his family, have to struggle with keeping their dignity after the disaster of…

To follow up on Plato from Eggers texts, Steven the dog could be considered to be the guardian between the sensory world and the intellectual world. In the story Steven describes his experience in what one could consider to be two different worlds: “I am the fastest. Since Thomas left I am the fastest. I jump the farthest too. I don't have to yell anymore. I can go past the buildings where the people complain and then to the woods where I can't hear them and just run with these dogs.…

The book Zeitoun indeed has useful and accurate information about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This novel is an example of creative nonfiction. Creative Nonfiction are true stories that are well told. The “creative” aspect refers to the literary craft of the piece, and the “nonfiction” refers to piece being factual. Zeitoun is the perfect example of this genre because it written from the perspective of Kathy and Abdulrahman Zeitoun, and their accounts of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina…

Established journalist and human rights activist Dave Eggers relates in his biographical novel, Zeitoun, the experiences of a Muslim family during the chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina. Eggers’s purpose in his book is to address the inhumanity of discrimination within the foundations of a post-9/11 apocalyptic United States in order to impress upon his readers a sense of urgency to combat prejudice and advocate for justice. He adopts an indignant tone to pronounce his frustration and highlight…

Throughout the duration of the summer, as you most likely know, the eleventh-grade AP language and composition class was assigned to read the book Zeitoun written by Dave Eggers. It eloquently elaborated upon the heroics Zeitoun, the protagonist, had done during his time in Hurricane Katrina. As it had been described in the book, it was his civil duty to tend and rescue people and animals in need. There wasn't a time in the story where his actions were surrounded with glory and nobility.While…

book Zeitoun by Dave Eggers, he tells a story about Abdulrahman Zeitoun’s experience during and after, Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Zeitoun is a Syrian man that moved to America from Syria, and is married to Kathy a caucasian woman. Eggers’ purpose in the book is to show the events of hurricane Katrina, and how people turn to racial profiling in times of confusion and chaos. Eggers uses an emotional tone to show the struggles that Zeitoun faces in the book. Throughout the book Eggers uses many…