that stories are shaped by people. In fact it's the other way around." Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie is a twisted, and winding story about a young boy named Haroun discovering the real meaning of stories through adventure. Rushdie's real life situation of being under a fatwa is inspired him to write this work of art. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories, the stories of the book had the role of recounting real events, making creatures angry, and giving happiness. First, in Haroun and
nature. “Something, or somebody, has been putting filth into the Ocean. And obviously if filth gets into the stories, they go wrong.” – the filth that poisons the Ocean can be interpreted as negative thoughts in Rashid’s mind implemented by Mr. Sengupta’s negative remarks regarding the use and power of stories, remarks that have started to intoxicate with doubt Haroun’s father, too. Soon, Haroun grows weary of the perpetual light in the land of the Guppees, and understands that a certain equilibrium
during the presidential debates, especially by Donald Trump. Here, it seems, we try to almost out-opinion each other while in other countries, they do not even have the luxury of stating their opinions in a tranquil manner. Salman Rushdie, the author of Haroun and the Sea of Stories, had a firsthand experience with this suppression when he wrote a novel that offended the Ayatollah of Iran. Rushdie used his allegorical novel to speak out against censorship and limitations of free speech. He, along with
The children’s stories of Cinderella, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Haroun and the Sea of Stories support the concepts that while happy endings are rare, they are realistic outcomes. Each story aims to tell children that they should work for their own happiness because everything they need or desire will not fall into their laps. The fairy tale-type of Cinderella and the children’s novels by Rushdie and Dahl inoculate children from recognizing the realities of their existence through idealistic
After he served in the local Home Guard in Oxford from 1941 to 1943. Lewis spoke on religious programmers broadcast by the BBC from London though the city was under broken up air raids. These broadcasts were respected by civilians and servicemen at that stage. "The war the whole of life, everything tended to give the impression pointless. The people needed many of them, a key to the meaning of the universe. Lewis provided just that". In 1941 starting the broadcasts were anthologised in Mere Christianity