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"As he drives through the city during the day and dreams of it at night, his mind vaults into glorious reveries- he envisions this city and this country not just as it was, but better, far better" (325).
Definition: a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.
The children continued to have wonderful reveries as they each strolled onto the playground after a long day at school.

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"Kathy had lost her memory. It's shredded, unreliable. The wiring in her mind has been snapped in vital places, she fears, and now the strangest things have been happening" (293).

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"Kathy had lost her memory. It's shredded, unreliable. The wiring in her mind has been snapped in vital places, she fears, and now the strangest things have been happening" (293).

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This passage was very unexpected as this was used as a transition from the release of Zeitoun from prison and the gradual appearance of Kathy's mental disease. She was diagnosed was PTSD as a result from the stress and worrying of not understanding or knowing where her husband was for weeks. She started to lose her memory and knowledge of the English language. Rooms would go black and she would find herself stumbling over herself. The horrible mistakes made by the government lead to her downward spiral of herself and the effects of her family.

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pages 283- 325

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pages 243- 283

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"Zeitoun knew not to exacerbate the situation, and assumed that when they were interviewed by a superior, everything would be explained" (208).
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
The children decided to stop before the situation would exacerbate and they would be punished for talking back to their parents.

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pages 202-243

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"This country was not unique. This country was fallible. Mistakes were being made. He was a mistake" (263).
Definition: capable of making mistakes or being erroneous.
The children finally understand that their parents could be fallible while still being the capable and beloved people they had always been.

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"Kathy tried to shield them from all this but it was impossible. She wasn't strong enough. She felt weak, porous" (184).
Definition: not retentive or secure.
The dogs remained porous as the owner slightly left the door open to house after leaving for the weekend for a vacation across the country to visit family.

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"He did not want it to be true that he was now and might always be a man in a cage, hidden away, no longer part of the world" (256)

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"He did not want it to be true that he was now and might always be a man in a cage, hidden away, no longer part of the world" (256)

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These turn of events have unraveled Zeitoun's inner fears and doubts of himself and the world he lived in. He had been in prison for a little over a week and has forced him to start to lose hope not only for himself but for his family as well. Being caged like an animals with out any rights or trial leads Zeitoun down spiraling path. This perspective from him is completely different than the part of the story from his wife's perspective. Time is still going on without each of them knowing where the other lies or if they are alive.

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pages 162-202

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"But it was no use. There was no excuse that could suffice. The man had abrogated a simple agreement. He had promised help and he had not kept that promise" (139).
Definition: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
The teacher decided to abrogate daily recess time as the kids were becoming to violent out on the playground and replace it was quality reading time.

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"It had been a dizzying series of events- arrested at gunpoint in a home he owned, brought to an impromptu military base built inside a bus station, accused of terrorism, and locked in an outdoor cage" (218).

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"It had been a dizzying series of events- arrested at gunpoint in a home he owned, brought to an impromptu military base built inside a bus station, accused of terrorism, and locked in an outdoor cage" (218).

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The book has taken an unexpected twist as Zeitoun and his neighbors are wrongly accused for being terrorists in his own home town of New Orleans. They are experiencing horrific jail treatments based on only assumptions and no hard facts or proof. This passage shows the horrible racist and bias judgements that people can hold against foreigners and culture that is unlike there own even without getting to know the person.

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Pages 121-162

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Mohammed's accomplishments implied-proved, really- that the Zeitouns were extraordinary. It was incumbent, thereafter, on each and every child to live up to that legacy" (116).
Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
It was incumbent that the presidents children would grow up with many opportunities to succeed and give back to their country.

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Pages 81-121

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"The boys stripped to their underwear and set out for a narrow archipelago of rocks" (79).
Definition: a sea or stretch of water containing many islands.

The cruise ship came across a breath-taking archipelago along the southern hemisphere and many of the passengers to out their cameras to capture the beautiful sight.

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"And when Abdulrahman first witnessed the sardines circling in the black, he could not believe the sight, the beauty of the undulating silver orb below the white and gold lantern light" (4).
Definition: move with a smooth wavelike motion.
The 2016 presidential election did not have an undulating effect on Americans as there was much conflicts and unrest throughout the country.

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Pages 40-81

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"The damage to the neighborhood was extraordinary, but there was an odd calm in his heart. So much had been lost, but there was a stillness to the city that was almost hypnotic" (95). 

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"The damage to the neighborhood was extraordinary, but there was an odd calm in his heart. So much had been lost, but there was a stillness to the city that was almost hypnotic" (95). 

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fulfillmentThis passage really stood out to me because it brought out a new perspective to the audience of this horrible disaster. Not only was this hurricane devasting to the community, but oddly gave Zeitoun a sense of calmness and happiness while sitting on the roof of his flooded home. He had been inclined to stay behind while his family fled inland. He used his canoe to float over the water and actually rescue many people from their homes with the help of his neighbor. This gave his fulfillment to his decision and the days that would come about.

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"The dogs had been killed, each of them shot in the head... That this was considered a sane or even humane option signaled that all reason had left this place" (162).

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"The dogs had been killed, each of them shot in the head... That this was considered a sane or even humane option signaled that all reason had left this place" (162).

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This passage surprised me as I had not realized that this natural disaster lead to such violence and inhumane actions taken upon by the forces and soldiers that were suppose to protect them. Throughout the novel, the author mentioned animals and including the dogs that were left behind in the storm. To come to this conclusion with the innocent dogs being shot by the dozen just shows the evolution and horrible events that led to the devastation of New Orleans.

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"He was in his home in New Orleans and beside him he could hear his wide Kathy breathing, her exhalations not unlike the shushing of water against the hull of a wooden boat. Otherwise the house was silent" (5). 

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"He was in his home in New Orleans and beside him he could hear his wide Kathy breathing, her exhalations not unlike the shushing of water against the hull of a wooden boat. Otherwise the house was silent" (5). 

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This quote provides a great foreshadow for the upcoming events that will unfold including a massive hurricane. Author Dave Eggers provides a great flow of descriptions and foreshadows in order to draw the reader in. Even though the book is nonfiction, it almost feels as if it is a fiction story that the author is creating with vivid descriptions and emotions. The authors syntax really shows up in this passage when he abruptly puts a long sentences alongside a quick short sentence. This just exemplifies events that are soon to come and jump out at the audience.

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"He was not alone in his defiance. He continued on, knowing he should feel tired. But he was not at all tired. He had never felt stronger" (125). 

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"He was not alone in his defiance. He continued on, knowing he should feel tired. But he was not at all tired. He had never felt stronger" (125). 

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I loved this passage because it surprised me and gave me a different perspective into Zeitoun and his values. He was in the middle of the storm floating around on the canoe he bought prior. He went around from house to house bringing supplies to trapped families and starving howling dogs. Even with the begging from his family to leave, he felt an urge to stay and strength to help the people that were suffering in his town.

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"But in the U.S., it wasn't just the prosperity- because New Orleans was not uniformly prosperous, to be sure- there was a sense that everything could be replaced, and on a whim" (48).

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"But in the U.S., it wasn't just the prosperity- because New Orleans was not uniformly prosperous, to be sure- there was a sense that everything could be replaced, and on a whim" (48).

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In this passage of the book, Zeitoun is comparing the difference between his experience of childhood life in Syria and his children's childhood in New Orleans. He is trying to inscribe certain values that he grew up with to his children but it does not seem to be working. He talks about how people take things for granted and seem to think that everything is replaceable. Again, the author seems to be hinting at something that will soon appear in the future. In this case, this value will come back to haunt the people of New Orleans in the storm to arrive.

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Short Bio of yourself - 60-100 words; why did you choose this particular book?

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Short Bio of yourself - 60-100 words; why did you choose this particular book?

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My mom recommended this book to mom after reading it in previous years. It is about hurricane Katrina and its horrific lasting effects on New Orleans. I know very little about this topic and I am excited to get a personal perspective from people who were living there during the storm.This book was a National Bestseller which makes me more inclined to read it and a higher chance that I will enjoy it. This book will be around the same light read from my last book that was a memoir but will be addressing an event rather than somebody's life.