What is the theme of the story "hamadi" by naomi shihab nye?

sympathy leads to maturity; keep moving forward in life when faced with difficult situations.

there isn't a theme in this story because nothing exciting happens

the main idea is that susan learns a lesson

this is a coming of age story, which means that children will always remain children at heart.

He discusses the problem of human destruction of nature and gives solution to prevent it.

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"