Haroun And The Sea Of Stories By Salman Rushdie

Say what you mean and mean what you say; this simple phrase has been reinforced to the youth of society for years. This and the inverse can be found in a story written by Salman Rushdie. Haroun and the Sea of Stories tells the tale of the journey of a boy called Haroun and his father, Rashid who is a storyteller. They adventure into the hidden moon of Kahani to redeem the story-telling power of Rashid, which he has lost. There, Haroun and his father find that the moon spins in a certain way that a city called “Gup” is in constant sunlight and a city named “Chup” exists in permanent darkness. These cities are very much opposites in several ways, such as in the city of Gup, there is absolute freedom of speech unlike in Chup city, where it is completely silent. In Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories, we are shown that absolute freedom of speech is more effective than censorship when governing a city.
This is shown when Haroun, General Kitab of the Gup forces, Prince Bolo of Gup, and Blabbermouth, a page of Prince Bolo’s make their way into Chup territory and encounter Mudra, a shadow warrior. Mudra explains that he no longer follows Cultmaster Khattam-Shud and that Khattam-Shud has created a feeling of resentment between shadows and people because of his ability separate from his shadow. Murda states that . Two types of governments are represented here: one where the government is stronger, leads, quarrels and pulls in opposite directions as citizens, and one where there is a “true partnership and mutual respect” with citizens. Later on, we are told of the confrontation between the the Chupwalas and the Pages of Gup. It is described