Haroun's Fantasy Journey
Stories are the central means by which we demonstrate our desire for a meaningful life. It is through stories that we convey our wishes, fears, and values. It is through stories, and through the sense of our lives as a story, with a beginning, middle, and end, which we create a sense of purpose and direction. Through the stories we tell and the stories that engage our interest that we reveal, and discover where we are coming and where we are going. It is also through telling our stories and listening to the stories of others that we connect with them on the deepest level. Rushdie conveys beauty in his descriptions of the "other world" and his ability to keep the fantasy and reality world separate. In a make-believe world, the story of Haroun is created. Haroun fights between the power of free imagination and the powers that oppose it. Haroun's father, whom is Rashid, the Shah of Blah, is a professional storyteller. He seems to be a popular figure at public events. He expresses the issues of freedom of speech and imagination, and the political reality. After his wife leaves him Rashid loses confidence in his powers of story telling, haunted by his son's question: "What's the use of stories that aren't even true?" (22) Haroun wi
The Water Genie has no worries or complications riding on a mechanical bird that can talk without moving its beak. Which world?' Haroun made himself ask. The princess does not like being rescued by a spider and pushes him off. The hero who climbs the tower where the princess is imprisoned is transformed into a spider. The Walrus said that he would give Haroun his wish for a happy ending, and this is what is being given to him. The intertwining stories resemble different cultures stories that are passed on from generation to generation and from country to country. Haroun ponders why all the stories that are in the stream do not disturb another. This is when Haroun discovers this fantasy world filled with water genies, mechanical birds, fantastical creatures, Guppees and Chupwalas. Soon to come his happy ending wasn't only his mother coming home but it was also his happiness within himself but the happiness around him as well. ll find his answer when he travels on his quests. For example, Haroun took a drink from the Ocean, on one of his many journeys, however, the princess-rescue story turns out wrong. " (161)This also says that his is trying to take away our imagination since our imagination can provide ideas for an alternative world. The story may not relate exactly to an issue their having but the underlying moral of the story may help them find a solution to their problem or to a question they've been pondering.
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