Haroun And The Sea Of Stories
The statement, “I am not a mind reader,” is commonly used on various occasions. It is evident that every human being is not the same which leads everyone to have a different way of thinking. One’s thoughts are created from past experiences which may differ from someone else’s. It is significant that when individuals have conversations with one another they express what they want the receiver to understand. This expression can be used with context clues, allusions, and other literary elements. Without these elements, the receiver is unable to gather extra information. In the Salman Rushdie’s text, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, readers view how the author utilizes a plethora of allusions to well-known children’s books. It can be argued that
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At the end of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the audience is told that Alice has found out that her adventures took place in her dream. The text states, “…and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face” (Carroll 104). From this statement, readers can infer that what the character believed to be playing cards were instead dead leaves. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories readers are told that Haroun begins to doze off before the water genie arrives. “To be precise: Haroun had just dozed off when he was woken by a creaking and a rumbling and a groaning and a mumbling…” (Rushdie 54). Due to Haroun dozing off, one can say that Haroun fell into a dream state as he began his encounter with the water genie. This can be further argued as Haroun’s father, Rashid Khalifa, begins to tell Haroun’s adventures to the awaiting crowd in the final chapter. When individuals experience a dynamic yet remarkable event with someone in their life it is common that they will discuss what has happened afterward. Instead, in the text, Rashid is shown winking at his son before giving his speech. The narrator voices, “Rashid Khalifa, the Ocean of Notions, the Shah of Blah, looked across to his son and winked” (Rushdie 205). Did the father wink at Haroun because he knew that what he was telling his audience did not actually occur? The two characters did not have a verbal interaction that permitted the father or son to confirm their adventures. From this, and the allusions to Alice, readers can ask the question of whether or not their adventures took place in
At the end of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the audience is told that Alice has found out that her adventures took place in her dream. The text states, “…and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face” (Carroll 104). From this statement, readers can infer that what the character believed to be playing cards were instead dead leaves. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories readers are told that Haroun begins to doze off before the water genie arrives. “To be precise: Haroun had just dozed off when he was woken by a creaking and a rumbling and a groaning and a mumbling…” (Rushdie 54). Due to Haroun dozing off, one can say that Haroun fell into a dream state as he began his encounter with the water genie. This can be further argued as Haroun’s father, Rashid Khalifa, begins to tell Haroun’s adventures to the awaiting crowd in the final chapter. When individuals experience a dynamic yet remarkable event with someone in their life it is common that they will discuss what has happened afterward. Instead, in the text, Rashid is shown winking at his son before giving his speech. The narrator voices, “Rashid Khalifa, the Ocean of Notions, the Shah of Blah, looked across to his son and winked” (Rushdie 205). Did the father wink at Haroun because he knew that what he was telling his audience did not actually occur? The two characters did not have a verbal interaction that permitted the father or son to confirm their adventures. From this, and the allusions to Alice, readers can ask the question of whether or not their adventures took place in