The Map of Love | 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

Anna Winterbourne (1872-1933) - This English character is shunned by society for marrying an Egyptian.

Sharif Basha al-Baroudi (1856-1911) - This Egyptian political activist marries a foreigner.

Layla al-Baroudi (1874-1937) - This character keeps a journal that provides a secondary viewpoint on most of the events in the novel.

Amal al-Ghamrawi (b. 1952) - This character is the narrator of the novel.

Isabel Cabot Parkman (b. 1962) - This character finds an old trunk in New York which contains English and Arabic letters, journals, and memorabilia.

Omar A. al-Ghamrawi (b. 1942) - This...
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