The "Other" In 9/11 Literature; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction: Fiction's First Responders; The Gut Instinct; Fear of Death; The Rush to First World Complacency; The Role of Fiction; Selective Historical Memory; The American "Self"; 2 An American Breed: Wealthy White Protagonists; The Good Life; Falling Man; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; Terrorist; Netherland; The Submission; Conclusion; 3 Fighting the Need to be Normal: Terrorists and other Muslim Characters; It Came from the Planet Islam; Falling Man and "The Last Days of Muhammad Atta"; Atta; Terrorist

The Other Terrorist in Falling ManAsma Anwar as Sacrificial Lamb; Conclusion; 4 You Want to Dance, I Want to Watch: African-American Characters; The Good Life: Washington Lee; Falling Man: Florence Givens; Netherland: A Brief Encounter with Danielle; Terrorist: Joryleen as Jezebel; Ahmad Mulloy as Tragic Mulatto Terrorist; Conclusion; 5 Off-White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters; The Good Life; Falling Man; Terrorist; The Submission; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; 6 Conclusion: Departure from Innocence; Bibliography; Films; Index