Hamandi - Naomi Shihab Nye
Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
<<<<<<"Susan didn't really feel interested in Selah Hamadi until she was a freshman in high school carrying athousand questions in class." (page 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.’”
<<<<<<What Hamdi means 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.’” is that she needs to move on from the past or the problem she has.
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:
Excert 1 is third person point of view because it has the word "she" showing that it his thrid person point of view
Excert 2 is first person point of view and third person point of view because it has the word "I" for first point of view and "him" for third person point of view.
Excert 3 is second person point of view because it has "you" in the sentance showing that it is second point of view
<<<<<<"Susan didn't really feel interested in Selah Hamadi until she was a freshman in high school carrying athousand questions in class." (page 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.’”
<<<<<<What Hamdi means 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.’” is that she needs to move on from the past or the problem she has.
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:
Excert 1 is third person point of view because it has the word "she" showing that it his thrid person point of view
Excert 2 is first person point of view and third person point of view because it has the word "I" for first point of view and "him" for third person point of view.
Excert 3 is second person point of view because it has "you" in the sentance showing that it is second point of view
ExpositionSusan is a freshamn in highschool,living in America, Hamandi is her grandmother thats a man and she is the age 14. "....until she was a feshman in highschool,." (page 134)
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Rising ActionSusan is started to be interested in Saleh Hamadi or what she calls her own grandmother even though he is a man."Susan didn't feel interested in Saleh Hamdi until she was a feshman in highschool carrying a thousand questions around." (page 134
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ClimaxSusan invites Selah Hamdi to go Christmas Carroling with her friends and with the english class on Christmas. "Susan's father said her idea was ridicoulous :to invite Saleh Hamdi to go Christmas Carroling with the english club." (page 140)
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Falling ActionSusan tells her Dad why she like Hamdi better than her uncles or why she suddenly finds Hamadi interesting because he gives her good advice in life or advice that could be helpful in life. " ' He says interesting things. He makes me think. Remeber when I was little and he called me The Thinker? We have a connection. ' "(page 141)
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ResolutionHamadi talks to Tracy after she started crying because she likes Eddie and Eddie likes someone else thats not Tracy so she starts crying and Hamadi tells her advice." Lisa moved to Eddie's other side. ' I'm so excited about you and Debbie! ' " she said loudly. Eddie said, ' She has a sore throat. " Tracy shrank up in her coat." (page 145)
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NAOMI SHIHAB NYE
- Grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Jerusalem
- Now lives in San Antonio, Texas
- Will soon publish her own book about her grandmother in Palestine
- Has a husband and a son
- Editor of the children's anthology of poems around the world , This Same Sky