Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast with tremendous force at dawn on August 29, 2005, severely punishing regions that included the city of New Orleans and the neighboring state of Mississippi. The result was a total of just over 1,700 dead and hundreds of thousands missing. When we think of stories about Hurricane Katrina, we think of stories published in the media like: “With winds of 145 miles per hour as it made landfall, the Category 3 storm left more than a million people in three states without power and highways submerged even hundreds of kilometers from its center. The hurricane's storm surge, a 29-foot wall of water pushed ashore as the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, was the highest ever measured in the United States. Levees failed in New Orleans, causing political and social upheaval that continued half a decade later” (The New York Times). In his book “Zeitoun,” Dave Eggers, a national bestseller and highly respected poet, analyzes the dramatic dialogue and action of the Zeitoun family during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. For a long time, Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun, residents of New Orleans, have been drawn into an unexpected struggle with forces far beyond wind and water. We learned from Egger's novel that Zeitoun and others are forced onto a boat, then taken into custody and imprisoned. This is no different than a typical Katrina discrimination story as discrimination becomes a significant theme in Eggers' novel. Other sources such as Akbar Ahmed, author of “Journey into Islam”, Maleiha Malik “Anti-Muslim Prejudice in the West: Past and Present” and Glenn Adams “Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy” also contribute to Eggers' theme . discrimination. Egger finally exposes… in the middle of the document… he exposes in great detail the discrimination such as the inhumane and tragic treatment Zeitoun received while facing the anti-Islam movement from government officials. Works Cited Adams, Glen. “Perceptions of Racism in Hurricane Katrina: A Liberation Psychology Analysis.” Analysis of social issues and public policies. By Geoffrey Maruyama. 1st ed. vol. 6. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. 215-35. Print.Ahmed, Akbar S. Journey into Islam: the crisis of globalization. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2007. Print. Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun. New York: Vintage, 2010. Print.Malik, Maleiha. “Anti-Muslim Prejudice in the West: Past and Present, by Maleiha Malik.” Euro-Islam: News and analysis on Islam in Europe and North America. Routledge, 25 February 2010. Web. 01 December. 2011. .