Zeitoun Reflection

I am a student that is in AP language and composition and am writing this regarding the teaching of Zeitoun at Mills. As you might know that Zeitoun is a non-fiction novel by Dave Eggers about a heroic character named Zeitoun, that has been through some hardships such as Hurricane Katrina and a life surrounded by Islamophobes. Zeitoun is a heart touching book that talks about human rights, and it also teaches students to sympathize for the people that needs help, which in my honest opinion is a life lesson for students. Zeitoun’s reputation was above the ceiling in the novel, but recently the character in the book, Zeitoun was exposed to domestic violence and murder charges in real life which changes many readers opinions on Zeitoun. This
In this injustice society, there's those that been taught throughout their life that Muslims are atrocious human beings since they caused many heinous attacks, but there is still time to change their mindsets towards the discrimination of Muslims by advising students that even though the Muslims might have made appalling mistakes, they’re still human beings that should be equal to us. This is an exceptional matter of why schools should keep reading Zeitoun because it gives informative examples of human rights. Even many great reviewers recommend this book and for example, “slowly pulling the reader into the oncoming vortex without literary trickery or theatrical devices, reminiscent of Mailer’s Executioner's Song but less craftily self-conscious in the exercise of its restraint. Humanistic, That is, in the highest, best, least boring sense of the word.” by James Wolcott of Vanity Fair, which he describes the book as a simple but descriptive book. This book is not only recommended but it teaches students about our injustice