Betty Shamieh thesis is that she is Palastinian-American, and how different her Palastians and their socciety are different from what americans think it is. Shamieh talks abou how t she was scared to identify herself as a Palastian-American, since Americans sterotype them as terrorist. Shamies essay is about identity because she writes about how she is a play writer, as well as an actress. Shamieh was scared to write plays about her culture, about her identity of Palastian, because there might be baclash. Shamieh work was cencer by her and by the theatre maneger. The manager or People incharge dcencer her work. Shamieh was afraid, but question why they didn't want to show hwer work as it is. Shamieh realize that re would write about things
