Thursday, August 30, 2007
Jeremiah; Hameed in the Canary Islands
In Hameed's The Travelogue of an Astronomer, Hameed is very descriptive when it comes to his surroundings, which includes a lot of history of the islands. I think Hameed writes about the history of the islands in order to give the readers a better understanding of La Palma and Tenerife (the Canary Islands). Hameed's descriptions and history lessons make the reader feel like they are right there touring the islands with him. Although I'm not sure why the reader needs to know how Horatio Nelson lost his arm (although I have to admit, it did spice up the article), Hameed gives the reader a good sense of the environment of the islands through his physical descriptions and historical accounts. Hameed really describes his surroundings to the reader pretty well.
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I do agree that Hameed provides a lot of detail that does pull the reader into the story and teaches them more about the Canary Islands, but the questions that arises in my mind from your response is, "Why would the author want to give the reader a better understanding of the Canary Islands?" and "How does this information help Hameed get whatever his message is for writing the article across?"
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