Characters
It is vital that you understand that characters are often used symbolically to express ideas. Syal uses all of her characters to symbolise the various ideas that she chose to explore in Anita and Me, and the differences between characters reflect debates about friendship, family and cultural divides. Therefore, it is very useful not only to learn about each character individually, but how they compare and contrast to other characters in the novel.
Below you will find character profiles of:
Main characters
Other characters