In each novel, the meaning and efficacy of language is a slippery slope. For example, Rushdie heavily borrows themes Lewis Carrol’s Through the Looking Glass. Rushdie incorporates a number of popular cultural markers in the novel and combines them with traditional Indian folklore to create a unique imaginary world that is infused with fantastical cultural references from both East and West. In the end, he is able to help save the stories of the Sea and reconcile his relationship with his father.ĭiscuss some of the cultural markers that make the novel unique. Haroun must go through a series of adventures in which he almost fails because of danger and his own weakness. In the case of Haroun, both of these are true. This is usually a return to a homeland or the recovery of a lost love. A hero epic is the story of an individual who goes through great hardships in order to achieve a goal. Rushdie’s novel does follow the basic template of a hero epic. Sengupta, who is characterized as an accountant and a part of the commercial and industrial rise of the land, does not understand the power or value of story.Ĭan Haroun and the Sea of Stories be classified as a hero epic? Sengupta, who criticizes Rashid for his storytelling.
Rushdie judges this transition to be sad because it strips away the culture and tradition of the society. The sadness of Haroun’s Sad City represents the transition of the Indian sub-continent from a land of tradition into a land of commerce and industry. OL457172W Page_number_confidence 86.64 Pages 234 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220212105751 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 587 Scandate 20220130010329 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780613495639 Tts_version 4.In the novel’s opening, why is the Sad City sad? Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:11:26 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40340823 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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