46 pages 1 hour read

Dave Eggers

Zeitoun

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2009

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Essay Topics

1.

Discuss the role played by Zeitoun’s religious faith in the narrative. How is it portrayed or defined? 

2.

Discuss Kathy’s conversion to Islam. What led to her conversion? What are the differences between Islam as she understood it before she converted, and after? 

3.

How does Kathy subvert both gender and religious stereotypes?