Culture in Haroun and the Sea of Stories

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Culture in Haroun and the Sea of Stories By: Daniel Mendoza, Gerardo Pina-Fregoso, and Adam Boney

Similarities to other works Kathasaritsagara, an 11th century collection of Indian legends and folktales Aladdin One Thousand and One Nights / Arabian Nights The Wizard of Oz

The Satanic Verses (1988) Rushdie’s fourth novel, it was inspired by the life of Muhammad The title refers to certain verses from the Quran that Rushdie considers Satanic Verses qissat al-gharaniq (Story of the Cranes) Rushdie was criticized as some Muslims considered the novel a form of mockery and claimed it disrespected Muhammad and Islam. The Ayatollah called for Rushdie’s death This forced Rushdie into a life of seclusion Two years later Rushdie came out of the shadows with Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Defiance to Censorship Many events also led Rushdie to make subtle statements on his opposition of the oppression of writers Motif of censorship Many of his books surround the role of religion

Theme of Culture The events that surfaced in Rushdie’s life were mimicked in his writing, an example would be Haroun and the Sea of Stories and how it was an allegory for societal problems at the time (1990) The societal statements are made from the point of view of the protagonist, Haroun

Bibliography https://www.nytimes.com/books/99/04/18/specials/rushdie-haroun.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haroun_and_the_Sea_of_Stories http://postcolonialweb.org/pakistan/literature/rushdie/haroun1.html http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/jouvert/v7is1/chand.htm https://matthewrettino.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories-by- salman-rushdie/