Exercise $3$: Looking at Imagery and Deeper Meaning

Map is an image Jamila Osman uses throughout this story. There is the literal meaning of a map$--$ a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets, etc., in a particular area. And then there are figurative meanings, as in "A map is only one story." $($title of the story$)$

In lines $38-47,$ the author describes her father using a road map to show her and her younger sister where they are going.

Is this use of the word "map" literal or figurative?

$2.$ "Ayan and I would fight over who would get the privilege of unfolding the map for him. When it was my turn, I savored the crinkle of the parchment, and the slow blooming of the world in front of me$."($lines $43-46)$

Explain why the two sisters would fight over the map. What was so special about the map and

$3.$ In line $47$ the author says, "Maps held a type of magic for my father." What does she mean by "magic"? Why do you think maps are so important to her father?

$4.$ "But even he who could name the capitals of countries all over the world could never figure out how to get back home." $($lines $55-56)$

How do you think the author feels when she writes this line? Explain.

How does it make YOU feel when you read this line? Explain.