Find a sentence that supports that “Hamadi” is told from the third person omniscient point of view?
"Saleh Hamadi arrived precisely on time, with flushed red cheeks and a sack of dates stuffed in his pocket.
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.’”
I think that Hamadi meant that everybody gets hurt and there is no turning back.
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)
This is Third person because it says no me, I, we ect.
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)
This is first person because in the sentence says mostly I(s) like "I met him."
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)
This is third person because it doesn't say I, me, we ect.
Point of View:
Mostly the book is third person in my opinion. When I look back to the book I see mostly they, him, she etc.
How I know:
I know it's third person because I had look back in the book and in the book I mostly saw they not we.
"Saleh Hamadi arrived precisely on time, with flushed red cheeks and a sack of dates stuffed in his pocket.
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.’”
I think that Hamadi meant that everybody gets hurt and there is no turning back.
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)
This is Third person because it says no me, I, we ect.
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)
This is first person because in the sentence says mostly I(s) like "I met him."
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)
This is third person because it doesn't say I, me, we ect.
Point of View:
Mostly the book is third person in my opinion. When I look back to the book I see mostly they, him, she etc.
How I know:
I know it's third person because I had look back in the book and in the book I mostly saw they not we.
Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
- born March 12, 1952
- novelist
- began writing books at age 6
- age 61
- Has a husband and one child