Naomi Shiib Nye Analysis

Naomi Shahib Nye’s purpose of writing this letter was to make the terrorist and would be terrorist feel ashamed of what they’ve done both to Americans and Arab-Americans.
First. She wants to give an example how terrorist are damaging Arab-American causes. She specifically talks about her father. In the third paragraph she tells about how her Palestinian father became a refuge and came to america to get a college education. In the paragraph it is mentioned that her father writes columns and stories saying that not all Arabs are terrorist. This example given shows that some people work so hard to detach themselves from the label of terrorist but terrorist attack set it back and make people's efforts seem pointless.
Second. She then goes on giving facts that will surely tear you apart even with the slightest hint of a heart. Facts of how Arab-American kids in america are abused and bullied in their school due to the damage terrorist have done. She says “Many of them haven't gone to school yet. And now they have this heavy word to carry in their backpacks along with the weight of their papers and books.” showing how much a label truly affects a person and their character. It would take a very cold hearted and sick person to be okay with …show more content…
The rest of the letter talks about how there is an array of people out there and they don’t deserve to be hurt out of aggressive persuasion. It talks about how we all believe, feel, and act in different ways and it’s not a sane thought to want everyone to be like you and reaction when they don’t comply. This strings into how she’s heartbroken but not just because her country was attacked but because in away so were her peaceful people. She states “Our hearts are broken, as yours may also feel broken in some ways we can't understand, unless you tell us in words.” The quote shows that them themselves are different from the way of the american people and they need to understand there is an understanding way around this