It starts to discuss the relationship of Zeitoun and Kathy and how they had met. His friend's, Ahmaad, wife ,Yuko, had introduced him to this girl named Kathy. They did not give him the name until she was single. They talked about how they got to start to talk each other and how Kathy felt when she saw a father and son playing in the park. Eventually, they got married and had a happy life together. The storm is being foreshadowed more and more as Kathy constantly keeps on checking weather reports on the news and TV. This leads Kathy to leave to Destin without Zeitoun because Zeitoun didn't believe they would leave without him. His father is also a topic. It mentions how he is just like his father because he worked at sea then become a constructor. He is telling his kids the same thing his father told him. That the world needs more doctors, lawyers, and businessman and not seamen or constructors. Also, Islam is beginning to be mentioned in this book. It talks about Kathy's role as a Muslim Woman that is a hijabi. She discusses how this one young girl tried to pull it off, but when Kathy turned around she yelled at her and said what she was doing. Zeitoun is also very educated in Islam. He has various parts of the Quran memorized and uses them as a guideline to his daily life. He performs all his prayers in time and does all the things that is obligated in Islam.
Things start to intensify as it is fairly obvious the storm is about to come. His wife has left him after Zeitoun was thinking about how much he loved his wife and how he had met her. He doesn't seem very worried, but I am sure he will be later on.
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