ZEITOUN

      Zeitoun is a person who has built everything he owns from scratch. He has great  pride in everything he and his wife have accomplished over the years and he refuses to let a hurricane destroy that. Zeitoun has many heroic traits, he decides on his own to stay behind to protect his home, his store and the neighborhood. He has a chance to leave and go stay with Kathy's family but he is too stubborn to do so even though he knows the hurricane is too strong to prevent any more damage. Zeitoun will not allow anyone to insult his wife or workers. During times when his business could not afford to turn down any jobs he left a work site because a man was making rude comments to his wife and his workers. I find this to be heroic because it takes a great deal of strength to do that in times of need. Zeitoun is also extremely stubborn. On an everyday basis him and his wife are constantly competing with each other. Even if she is right about something he will not admit it.