in -class composing: critical thinking

intro statement:

In Zeitoun we can see legal problems surrounding identification and authority regarding Zeitoun's innocence, especially when he gets arrested after unidentified men find him and his friends in his house. Eggers writes that "Zeitoun tried to figure out who they were, but there were few clues. Two or three of the men were dressed in black, with no visible patches or insignia" (208). At this moment, Zeitoun tried to figure out who these men were. There are a few ways to interpret this, such as who were these men who took Zeitoun against his will. We could imagine that these men were doing something criminal because of this. Another aspect to focus on would be the fact that these men had no proof of authority. The men may have not felt the need to show their identity since Zeitoun and the others stayed back during the mandatory evacuation. This lack of identification is a problem. This connects to a later scene where after showing ID, the men clearly don't care who Zeitoun is, either. At this moment of crisis, identity just wasn't important. Since they lacked authority, Zeitoun didn't trust them.Based on what he sees, he comes to the conclusion that this "arrangement" of the men detaining them was just for him and his friends.

critical thinking prompts

I think this is important because

In this passage we can see...This moment is interesting because...

The importance of ______ is that _________

The issues that come up here include __, __, and ___.