Humans are no strangers to war. They fought for freedom. They fought for land. They fought over resources. Israel became a country in 1948 with the help of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. They believed that the process behind the creation of the nation of Israel was its being the original Jewish homeland. The Jewish people desperately needed a country of their own because of the Third Reich. Germany, under Hitler's rule, had destroyed many homes and relocated Jewish families. The Arabs were unhappy because they had lived there for many generations. Samuel Hazo, in "For Fawzi in Jerusalem", writes about a narrator having a conversation between the narrator who is obviously an educated and someone who is middle or high class and an Arab shoeshine boy named Fawzi . The narrator is probably Jewish. Samuel Hazo was greatly influenced by the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and believes that resentment over the loss of their land is justified. Figurative language is an aspect of the poem that reflects the impact of such war on Samuel. The narrator of the poem is marked not only by the war but also by the conversation between him and Fawzi the shoe shiner. In the very first stanza, the narrator “heads toward Columbus' error / where life will never be the same” (Hazo 1). The causes of immigration vary, but the most likely reason for the narrator's move is the high instability of the Middle East region. Hazo's quote is also a metonym for the Americas, as Columbus "discovered" the Americas by accident while trying to find a shortcut to India. Varela 2 in 1452. The narrator immigrates to the Americas and most likely to the United States of America. The fact that this... middle of paper ...... unclear thought process due to the simple fact that the human body will feel threatened by such an event, whether it is a verbal argument or of physical combat, and will rely on instinct rather than clear, conscious thought. A flashback, on the other hand, creates a sense of wisdom because it has been thought through. When an event is thought through thoroughly, it is believed that the recall will result in deeper action, leading to greater emotional control. This flashback is important in creating the mood of the poem. Hazo was a supporter of the resentment felt by Arabs following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. This support shines through the poem "For Fawzi in Jerusalem." This was seen in the figurative language, rhyme scheme, and use of a flashback in the poem. People will reflect their past events and therefore create a future based on those events..