Zeitoun Quote Sandwich

Hey readers, its Fatima and will be showing different instances that self preservation was displayed in the book Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. Self preservation it when one protects and/or prepares against distruction, harm or displacement. Zeitoun notices that his house is flooding and begins to move all possessions that he can carry to the second floor of his home (Eggers 86). Zeitoun saves his photo albums to preserve memories for his family. Zeitoun goes on to save all the books and the encyclopedias for his children. This shows us that Zeitoun wasn't only saving possessions he was saving the photos albums to preserve memories that would be lost if they were damaged. It also shows use that he is trying to preserve his children s education by saving all the books, including the encyclopedias. We can also see the idea of self preservation occur again when Kathy, Zeitoun's wife starts to contemplate what life would be like without her husband and how she would go about making a life with herself and children (Eggers 192). One example is when she considers moving to Syria where Zeitioun's family lives and how easy it would be for her to adapt to life there. Another example is when Kathy weighs the option of Ahmaad (Yuko's husband) being a father figure for her children, in the absence of her husband. She shows self preservation by trying to figure out the next steps she must take to bring a sense of normality to her kids and herself, if Zeitoun is indeed deceased.