Zeitoun

In Zeitoun the stage that Campbell describes as "The Ordinary World" is shown at the very beginning as the book opens with a flashback into Zeitoun's youth when he used to go fishing in the waters off of Syria. Dave Eggers connects with the audience by showing Zeitoun having an average morning in an american family. With not only Zeitoun but also Kathy, Eggers gives some personal history. With Kathy it is the story of her family and her relationship with them. With Zeitoun, we see his family history with the sea as well as his own family with the story of him forgetting his firstborn child on the lawn while trying to help his wife into the apartment. This gives us a little bit of insight on Zeitoun as a person. And of course the polarity with his family wanting him to leave New Orleans and his own desire to stay and watch over the properties.