To what degree do I question Eggers' credibility? How much is true and how much is left out? In the book, Zeitoun is embodied as a selfless hero who stays behind in New Orleans and helps other people. While helping others, he is wrongfully accused of looting and gets put in jail. While he's in jail he suffers, but he never gives up and survives through determination. To what degree can we take Eggers word and believe the entire story? Is he innocent? Was he actually mistreated and abused in jail or was it all made up to create a better story?
After reading the L.A news article about Zeitoun beating his wife, it really makes you wonder how a selfless hero like Zeitoun could do such a thing. What did Eggers leave out or make up about Zeitoun's values? So then what is actually true about Zeitouns story? How can we believe the story about this "hero" after we find out about Zeitoun's actions outside the book. Can the reader still believe his writing? Did Eggers just make details up for a more interesting story and his own financial gain?
Who is Zeitoun?
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