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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Bibliography
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