ABSTRACT
Hurricane Katrina left many New Orleans residents without a home, including the ones profiled in this essay. The piece places a son and a mother in dialogue about the things that were able to be salvaged from their destroyed home following Katrina; a father who is disoriented by his new residence in Lake Charles, LA; and a sister who tries with her two bothers to figure out what might be best for their parents. The essay is a reflection on material possessions and identity, the tragedy of disrupted lives, and children becoming responsible for parents.
