Naomi Shihab Nye

The poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye is a great source to explore the basic principles in Arab-American literature. Her poetry contains many aspects of the Arab and American cultures, she uses poetry to narrate her own experience and thoughts about these two worlds. Nye's poetry focuses on three major concepts: identity, multiculturalism, and coexistence. Nye clarifies identity in post 9/11 in the poem "Blood", and relates the incident to her…

by Robert Wise and Naomi from "Going Where I'm Coming From" by Naomi Shihab Nye are both very brave and stand up for themselves and for others for what is right. While comparing Maria and Naomi, they both seem to be very well driven, have confidence, and they know what is morally right and wrong. Maria is well driven because when she went to the Von Trapp's house she noticed that the "captain" the seven children's dad was treating the children like they were in the army. Naomi is also well…

your home and comfort zone, and taken to an unfamiliar place. It would be hard to make the best out of the situation, especially as an outspoken, young individual with strong beliefs. In both, "The Sound of Music" directed by Robert Wise and Naomi Shihab Nye's memoir, "Going Where I'm Coming From", the protagonists were honest, strong-willed, and had a sense of justice that lead them to change. Maria had trouble with the reserved and tranquil lifestyle of the nuns. She was a kind, but wild…

However, that is not the case as seen in the poems “Blood” by Naomi Shihab Nye and “In Response to Executive Order 9066” by Dwight Okita. These two authors confront the societal stigmas and moral dilemmas faced by immigrants in their respective time periods through powerful recollections of personal experiences. Both of them aim to shed light on how immigrants face the challenge of defining themselves…

provide more background information on the father, along with helping the reader understand the father’s perspective on the fig tree deeper. There are many references to the Arabic culture, which the father has a huge background and connection with. Shihab Nye mentions “Joha” (8) who is a trickster figure in many Arabic folktales, to connect it to the father’s background culture of his heritage. The father also mentions the figs as a “gift of Allah”…

Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" and Naomi Shihab Nye's "Museum" are both humorous stories with an underlying lesson. In Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks," Tan relays an experience from her 14-year-old self. Tan had a crush on the pastor's son at this time. Tan was Chinese and the pastor's son was not. It just so happens that the pastor and his family was invited to Tan's home for charismas dinner. Tan's Chinese family had traditional foods and showed their traditional manners. Tan explained that her family liked…

Maria and Naomi are two women who were both forced to exit their comfort zones and move to a completely new place. In "The Sound of Music", Maria has to leave the Abbey after she has been training as a postulant. The same thing happened to Naomi Shihab Nye in "Going to Where I'm Coming From" when Naomi's whole family moves to the Jewish district of Jerusalem, after living in America. One way that the two resemble each other is the way that they were forced to go to a completely different area…

“Allied with Green” Test #20 In the short story “Allied with Green,” the author, Naomi Shihab Nye, reveals that the main character, Lucy, is very passionate about nature which is represented by the color green. She can also very persistent when it comes to something she loves. In this story, Lucy was assigned to write an essay for the semester. Last semester, she was asked to write about addictions, and she wrote about trimming. Her teacher wasn’t able to understand how trimming could possibly…

came back and discovered that those loving kids and their charming father were her home. In Going Where I'm Coming From by Naomi Shihab Nye, Naomi was forced to move to Jerusalem, where she exposed her passion of bringing justice. Even though she also dreaded the place the entire time she was there, she discovered it was her home when she looked up and saw the stars. Naomi and Maura both have different definitions on home.…

A stereotype by definition is to make general assumptions (which are usually over simplified) on a group of people. The human tendency to make these general assumptions stems from both an instinct to analyze and infer. These snap judgments have started an uproar in the past decade especially for minority groups who have been negatively affected by their stereotypes; however, many of these snap judgments have saved people in the past from dangerous situations. S tereotypes can bolster…