"Hamadi" by: Naomi shibab nye
Author Biography
Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
"Susan didn't really feel interested in Saleh Hamadi until she was a freshman in high school." (pg.134). I think this supports that it's told by the third person because its talking about how someone else's life is.
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.’”
The thing that Hamadi means by that is that when someone is hurt and crying they dont stay in the corner they move on in order to forget about it.
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:
Expert 1: is third person point of view because it has the word "she" knowing its third person.
Expert 2: is first point of view and third person point of view because it has "I' knowing its first person and "him" knowing its third person.
Expert 3: is second point of view because it has the word "you" knowing its second point of view.
Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
"Susan didn't really feel interested in Saleh Hamadi until she was a freshman in high school." (pg.134). I think this supports that it's told by the third person because its talking about how someone else's life is.
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.’”
The thing that Hamadi means by that is that when someone is hurt and crying they dont stay in the corner they move on in order to forget about it.
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:
Expert 1: is third person point of view because it has the word "she" knowing its third person.
Expert 2: is first point of view and third person point of view because it has "I' knowing its first person and "him" knowing its third person.
Expert 3: is second point of view because it has the word "you" knowing its second point of view.