Hamadi NAOMI SHIHAB NYE
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- Born: March 12, 1952 (age 61), St. Louis, MO
- born March 12, 1952
- She was born to a Palestinian father and an American mother
- refers to San Antonio as her home
- she is a poet, songwriter, and novelist
- she mostly writes poems
Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
"Susan told people she had a boyfriend far away, on a farm in Missouri, but the truth was, boys still seemed liked cousins to her." (p.140)
What does Hamadi mean when he tells Tracy, “’We go on. On and on. We don’t stop where it hurts. We turn a corner. It is the reason why we are living. To turn a corner. Come let’s move.’”
Hamachi means that even if she's hurt inside she still has to keep moving on amd forget about the past.
Directions: Determine the point of view of “Hamadi” by examining excerpts from the story in the box below. Then, using clues found in the excerpts, explain how you came to this conclusion
Excerpt 1: “Susan didn’t really feel interested in Saleh Hamedi until she was a freshman in high school carrying a thousand questions around. Why this way? Why not another way? Who said so and why can’t I say something else?” (p. 134)
Third person point of view, using words she, he their, they,
Excerpt 2: “Hamadi spoke patiently, ‘Yes, I met brother Gibran. And meet him in my heart everyday. When I was a young man—shocked by all the visions of the new world—the tall buildings—the wild traffic—the young people without shame—the proud mailboxes in their blue uniforms—I met him. And he has stayed with me every day of my life.’” (p. 137)
First person uses words I, we, us
Excerpt 3: “Susan thought holidays were strange; they came, and you were supposed to feel ready for them. What if you could make up your own holidays as you went along?” (p. 142)
Third person using words she, he their, they
"Susan told people she had a boyfriend far away, on a farm in Missouri, but the truth was, boys still seemed liked cousins to her." (p.140)
What does Hamadi mean when he tells Tracy, “’We go on. On and on. We don’t stop where it hurts. We turn a corner. It is the reason why we are living. To turn a corner. Come let’s move.’”
Hamachi means that even if she's hurt inside she still has to keep moving on amd forget about the past.
Directions: Determine the point of view of “Hamadi” by examining excerpts from the story in the box below. Then, using clues found in the excerpts, explain how you came to this conclusion
Excerpt 1: “Susan didn’t really feel interested in Saleh Hamedi until she was a freshman in high school carrying a thousand questions around. Why this way? Why not another way? Who said so and why can’t I say something else?” (p. 134)
Third person point of view, using words she, he their, they,
Excerpt 2: “Hamadi spoke patiently, ‘Yes, I met brother Gibran. And meet him in my heart everyday. When I was a young man—shocked by all the visions of the new world—the tall buildings—the wild traffic—the young people without shame—the proud mailboxes in their blue uniforms—I met him. And he has stayed with me every day of my life.’” (p. 137)
First person uses words I, we, us
Excerpt 3: “Susan thought holidays were strange; they came, and you were supposed to feel ready for them. What if you could make up your own holidays as you went along?” (p. 142)
Third person using words she, he their, they