Brick Lane | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Nazneen Ahmed - This character is married to Chanu who describes her as a simple, unspoiled village girl. She overhears him tell someone that she is not beautiful, but she is not so ugly either.

Chanu Ahmed - This character iTs Nazneen's husband and talks and plans a lot, but he never accomplishes anything.

Hasina - This character is Nazneen's beautiful younger sister.

Mrs. Islam - This character is an elderly woman who is well-respected in the Bangladeshi community of Tower Hamlets. She is a money-lender who collects very high interest and uses...
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