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Character Analysis Table for “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”

Character Qualities and/or Quotation about the What does the

Traits Character quotation say about
the character’s
traits and qualities?

Example from: The Example: The Example: “My eyes Example: This
narrator of “The narrator is nostalgic gleaming at what I quotation describes a
Grasshopper and the about the past. saw up ahead, I person who is excited
Bell Cricket” hurried forward, with to see something that
short steps…I knew he used to do as a
that it was a group of child. He observed
children on an insect this group of children,
chase among the because he may have
bushes of the been remembering
embankment” (133). the past, and his
experiences during
insect chases. This
wish to remember the
past through the
observation of an
insect chase
demonstrates a
person who is very
nostalgic and happy
because he thinks
fondly about his past
life experiences.
Lilia

Mr. Pirzada
Lilia’s Father

Lilia’s Mother
 Dora (Lilia’s friend)

Prompts to respond to after completion of this chart (use a separate piece of paper if
needed):
1. Describe how you would feel being separated from your family, like Mr. Pirzada.
What would you do that was different from him? What would you do that was the
same?
2. Mr. Pirzada has become a close family friend that visits often, do you have family or
friends that do this? Write a short creative story about that person and how they
impact your life.