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The Map of Salt and Stars

Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
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45 pages • 1 hour read

Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

The Map of Salt and Stars

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

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  • Before You Read Sparkles iconBeta

  • Summary

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Part 1

  • Part 2

  • Part 3

  • Parts 4-5

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Discuss the symbolism and significance of maps in the novel. How does Joukhadar show that anyone can be a mapmaker?

    2.

    How do Nour’s memories of America impact her experience of the Syrian conflict and of being a refugee?

    3.

    What role do good patriarchs play in the novel? How do those patriarchs’ deaths allow the heroines to truly set upon their own course?

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