The correct answer is a) to suggest the hopelessness of Zeitoun’s situation
The author Dave Eggers alludes to Zeitoun's sense of utter catastrophe as he witnesses New Orleans submerged by hurricane Katrina in the extract from "Zeitoun."
For instance, the narrator mentions how the entire city is under water and that Zeitoun's tent is surrounded by nothing but water.
The main character searches for moving objects like people, animals, or machinery, but he doesn't find anything until the helicopter takes off.
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