Comparing Rushdie's Haroun And The Sea Of Stories

The Use of Stories That Are Not True

Rushdie’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories, is a fiction novel that talks about and creates a conflict of “what’s the point of stories that aren’t even true?” (Rushdie 20). Stories that aren’t true take us into their world where you get immersed into the plot and build of the story to a point where you feel that you are in the story and get the understanding of how important every detail is and how everything falls into play of the final product. There is always a point to every story, no matter if they are fiction or nonfiction, they get their message across or create entertainment for the audience.

The question, “why are stories so vital and important?” may be asked. Stories are important because it was the base for entertainment to others and the spread of information to influence people.“The the thing happened, the unthinkable thing. Rashid went out onto the stage in front that vast jungle of a crowd, and Haroun watched him from the wings- and the poor storyteller opened his mouth, and the crowd squealed in excitement- and now Rashid Khalifa, standing there with his mouth hanging open, found that it was empty as his heart” (Rushdie 26). “There was once, in the country of Alifbay, a sad city, the saddest of cities, a city so ruinously sad it had forgotten its name” (Rushdie 206-207). From that point, Rashid tells the novel or Haroun and the

When reading or listening, people like to become immersed into the story itself to understand everything better and grow attached so you feel what the characters feel throughout the story. After un-immersing themselves from the story a person can easily find the theme the story from the plot and conflict. All in all, there is always a point to every story, no matter if they are fiction or nonfiction, they get their message across or create entertainment for the