"Hamadi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
- She was born on March 12, 1952
- She is 61 years old
- She was educated at the trinity university
- Her father is Palestinian
- Her grandmother lived in sinjil
Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
"At other times she felt she could run out of the building yelling"(p. 134)
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.’” (p. 145-146)
He means that we move on and when we hit a roadblock we get past it or if we fall down we just get back up, "We go on"(p. 145)
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)
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)
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)
Point of View:
Third person point of view
How I know:
I know that its in third person because it calls the character by their name instead of saying I and me except for when they're speaking.
"At other times she felt she could run out of the building yelling"(p. 134)
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.’” (p. 145-146)
He means that we move on and when we hit a roadblock we get past it or if we fall down we just get back up, "We go on"(p. 145)
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)
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)
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)
Point of View:
Third person point of view
How I know:
I know that its in third person because it calls the character by their name instead of saying I and me except for when they're speaking.