One of the passages that provoked me the most was when Zeitoun and his friends were imprisoned at Camp Greyhound. The part that intrigued me the most was how Eggers showed Zeitoun’s extreme faith in a time when most would give up.
When the prisoners of the camp were given their MRE’s and they contained pork Zeitoun wouldn’t eat them. I thought this was really amazing that after all the body checks and searches he still kept his faith. He still believed that God would overcome and help him get out of his horrible situation.
This passage was especially meaningful to me because of the underlying meaning of keeping your faith in what you believe no matter what the circumstances are. I’m a good example of this. Throughout my high school years I had to undergo two ACL reconstructions on the same knee, one in my sophomore year and one in my junior year. Being a soccer player these injuries were devastating to me, I thought my career was over for sure. But through strong faith and determination to reach my goals I came out of my surgeries better than ever. Now almost two years out of my surgeries I’m playing division one soccer at one of the top schools, athletically and academically, in the country.
My faith in myself and belief that I could make it through even the worst of circumstances relates to Zeitouns situation in New Orleans. Even though he was in terrible conditions with almost no hope left he persevered and made it through. Anyone can give up but not everyone can keep going when the road gets rough.
