Because of no distinct chapters, this section had three distinct characteristics of which I will mainly focus on one. The book focused on Zeitoun's adventures in the city for some of the time. By far, however, most of the pages were based on Kathy's situation when Zeitoun was taken away. Kathy started having troubles with her family on account of her being Muslim, so she decided to visit her friend Yuko. Yuko lived with her husband in Arizona and Kathy planned on staying with her until she could return to New Orleans. When Zeitoun disappeared, Yuko also provided emotional support for the distraught Kathy.
In the previous part of the book, the author often would jump between Kathy's life and Zeitoun's, but with the abduction of Zeitoun, his end of the story left the equation. This brilliant rhetorical choice left the reader confused and hoping for Zeitoun's safety along with Kathy. This created a heightened sense of emotional turmoil as not only Kathy became worried, but also her children and Zeitoun's family abroad. Most of this 110 page section was based on the family's fears for their patriarch as it even is transformed physically into a white patch in Kathy's hair. This continual worry helps the readers to form a connection with both Zeitoun and Kathy and forces the reader to care about these people, even in such a short book.
Partly to be devious and partly because it only starts five pages before the end of this section, Zeitoun's story will be explained in the next post.
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