Haroun And The Sea Of Stories Analysis

Stories have been around for thousands upon thousands of years. From the cavemen telling their hunting stories, to the epics of Achilles and Beowulf, stories have played an important role in all of our lives for as long as we can remember. But what makes stories so important? Is it because of the entertainment and thrill? Or, are stories just a big waste of our time? Salman Rushdie author of Haroun and the Sea of Stories believes that stories are important in everyone's lives. Stories are everything to Haroun and and his father Rashid in the novel. “What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true?” (22). Stories are important because they can provide hope, bring families and communities together through entertainment and enjoyment, and can spark curiosity and wonder in anyone and everyone. Stories can provide hope to
Before there were computers, phones, and tablets, people would talk to each other for entertainment. People would tell each other stories from their day or from millions of years ago when the god’s created the earth. There are many different types of stories that have been told for entertainment such as myths, tall tales, fables, and many many more. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories, stories are the only thing that keeps the Khalifa family happy in the Sad City (15-17). After Rashid Khalifa’s wife leaves him, he stops telling stories and his and his son’s life starts becoming more depressing each day (18-21). Without stories people would be sad and less knowledgeable about the world around them. The stories make us happy and leave us feeling happy just like Walrus said in the story “‘Happy endings must come at the end of something,’ the Walrus pointed out. ‘If they happen in the middle of a story, or an adventure, or the like, all they do is cheer things up for a while’”(202). Stories help bond friends and family and will they cheer us up and leave us feeling