Zeitoun

"But in Zeitoun's half-dream, the sound of the ocean seemed wrong. It was both quieter and less rhythmic --not an ebb and flow, but instead the constant whisper of a river" (81).

This line specifically caught my attention because as I was reading, I automatically assumed that something was wrong. Zeitoun thinks that the storm is over, but something tells him that is not. This line represents a foreshadowing of what is to come. This whole time he thinks he is right by telling his wife that the storm will not mount to much, comparing it to previous storms. I think if more comes of the storm Zeitoun will feel guilty because his wife beckoned for him to come many times. Zeitoun also tells Kathy to come back because he thinks that the storm has passed over and she wants to come back, but she is still hesitant. Zeitoun thinks just because the storm has calmed down that it has completely stopped, but Kathy thinks otherwise. She wants to be sure that the storm is officially over before she places herself back into danger. Sure enough, she hears on the radio that the governor says people should wait at least 1-2 days before they make their way back to the city. This also foreshadows that the storm is not yet over.