Ethos Pathos And Logos In Zeitoun

In the book Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, Eggers informs his readers about how Muslim Americans were treated while living in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. He emphasizes many flashbacks from Zeitoun's past, which helps persuade readers; also why Zeitoun is so passionate about helping the community and why he works hard to provide for his family. Eggers presents his argument by appealing to logos and pathos to support his argument. Eggers’ purpose is for his audience to understand that Muslims should not be stereotyped, as it was revealed through Zeitoun's life experience.

In part one of Zeitoun, Eggers establishes the daily lives of Zeitoun and his family in New Orleans. Eggers focuses mainly on the past and present of both Zeitoun and Kathy,

The author describes very clearly the situation of Zeitoun's arrest also how the guardsmen treated him. As both Zeitoun and his friend Nasser were not allowed to eat pork, most of the food they were given included pork. The guardsmen showed no respect for the Muslim religion knowing they can't eat pork. For example, in the text Eggers writes, “The space inside Zeitoun and Todd's cage was approximately fifteen by fifteen feet, and empty for a portable toilet without a door. The only other object in the cage was a steel bar in the shape of an upside down U… It normally served as a guide for the buses parking in the lot… It was about thirty inches high , forty inches long” (219). Eggers appeals to logos to emphasize the conditions of the cell where Zeitoun was being held, and how him and Nasser were being treated as if they were animals. The author shows the conditions of the government in New Orleans and wants the readers to be informed and create an opinion on the conditions of the prison Zeitoun was held

“Years earlier, Kathy and her mother had gone to the DMV together to have Kathy’s license renewed. Kathy was wearing her hijab, and had already received a healthy number of suspicious looks from DMV customers and staff by the time she sat down to have her picture taken. The employee behind the camera did not disguise her contempt” (58). Eggers uses an anecdote from Kathy’s life experience with discrimination as a Muslim women living in America. Eggers uses this to achieve his purpose on the inequity of American society, he wants the readers to have a sense of feeling for Kathy; the way she was treated at the DMV was unacceptable. Eggers points out many stories from Kathy’s past due to discrimination in her