Haroun And The Sea Of Stories Summary

In this society not everyone is equal and, for this essay in particular, it is important to know that the different ethnic races aren’t equal as well. In The Kite Runner, there are two different ethnic groups: the Hazaras and the Pushtans. The Hazaras originate from Asia and for this reason, the general conception is that Hazaras don’t have the true Afghan blood in their veins. They are often seen as servants in households. This plays a role in Amir’s conception of the world around him and, in particular, in Amir’s view on Hassan, his best

Though his reading makes him feel special, and causes his friends and Hassan to look up to him, it is still frowned upon by Baba, who would rather Amir be more adventurous, and pursue something more worthwhile than reading and writing. Khaled Hosseini does not only show the importance of literacy by explain the benefits that come with it, but also by showing what happens to those who are illiterate, like Hassan. Hassan’s illiteracy allows him to be taken advantage of, and Amir sees this at times. Once, when Amir is reading to Hassan and Hassan asks the meaning of the word “Imbecile”, Amir responds by saying “Let’s see. ‘Imbecile.’ It means smart, intelligent. I’ll use it in a sentence for you. ‘When it comes to words, Hassan is an imbecile’” (29). Though only a small example, this quote shows how Hassans inability to read gives other people power over him, Amir explores this more when he begins writing his first stories, and reads them to Hassan in place of the other stories. Amir will later feel guilty about pulling pranks over Hassan, but never goes back to apologize. Reading becomes part of what Amir sees as the border between Pashtuns and Hazaras, because all of the Pashtuns he knows can read, and all of the Hazaras he knows cannot. Hosseini paints the picture that literacy is only good, and without it, Hazaras and other people like Hassan

Moreover, as encouragement starts the fighting spirit in soldiers, endurance and perseverance keeps it going. Encouragement and endurance go hand in hand because each benefits the other, and both will fail if one does not help the other. People such as George Washington showed great perseverance during the course of the war. As a result, the author wrote that, “Without Washington’s leadership and unrelenting perseverance, the revolution almost certainly would have failed” (294). This shows that Washington’s importance as a leader is crucial that pushes people on to do better than before. Because of this, endurance is vital to a war’s progress.

Hassan is a victim of discrimination, bigotry, and class structure in Afghan society. Hassan and Ali are members of the Hazaras, a minority group of Afghanis. Amir and his father are Pashtuns, the majority, who believes they are a better class than the Hazara. Religion was all that separated Amir and Hassan, as did tribe and class. Amir learned from his father that the Harara tribe to which Ali and Hassan belonged, were inferior people. Because of this bigotry and basic class structure, Hazaras are often victims of physical, emotional and psychological abuse. Thus when a crisis comes and Hassan is being attack, Amir not only doesn't come to Hassan's aid, but also allows him to be brutally abused. Morality lacks because of this class structure, which allows people to be treated as second-class citizens. Considerations towards morality and religion helps the reader to broaden there understanding of the novel and it would be impossible to appreciated the book lacking them.

Chapter 1- Ten years after the Trojan War, everyone reached home except for Odysseus. He remained a hostage at Ogygia by Calypso. Meanwhile, Telemachus (Odysseus’s son) is told by Athena, disguised as Mentes, that his father will return home and tells him to dispel the suitors who keep devouring his father’s estate.

Throughout Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie provides a fundamental, yet intricate variety of literary usage. These instances of literary usage provide and framework of support for the text which is to follow and to further accentuate the smaller and unnoticeable details of the story in to vital parts which are necessary for better comprehension and understanding of the meaning of the upcoming events. Symbolism is the most commonly used and most imperative literary device used by Rushdie. 'With the land of Chup, on the dark side of Kahani?This looks like the doing of the leader of the Chupwalas, the Cult master of Bezaban.'(H.S.S. Pg 75) This statement from the text has a very symbolic meaning behind it, both in terms of the

It seems like everywhere, Amir, the protagonist, looks society seems into two parts. From his childhood in Kabul ,Afghanistan, to living in America, there has been an invisible border restricting two parties from establishing into one. The disparity between social classes is evident in The Kite Runner between Amir and Hassan. Amir is a Pashtun, with a higher status and his servant , Hassan, is a Hazara. Hazaras are looked down upon due to their differences in appearance and beliefs. They are racially and socially inferior. If there was a Hazara residing in Kabul, the rumour was that he was either a beggar, servant or even both. The dreadful social division between the two groups led to the Pashtuns gaining higher social rankings than the Hazaras and were able to receive

notion that the war wasn’t going to be an easy win, and the chances of winning the war

But before this happened he writes on how “many prominent military men were worse than the average American when it came to ethnic and religious tolerance. On the surface, there was no real reason to expect that the army would be the great engine of change. Yet during world war II, it was the army that brought together Americans and taught them to get along.” in his book Bruschino continues to explain what brought the soldiers together with stories of soldiers who went through the War. One example came from a man named Frank Delgino who says “the CCC taught me discipline, how to take orders, how to be a good friend with your buddy in the bunk next to you. We were all good friends. I don’t think there was an enemy in the camp.” As Bruscino writes the men had to stripped down naked in front of the other men, shower and defecate in the open, share and sleep in the same camps with no privacy to have, as well as having to wear the same clothing and shave their heads bald. This made every man in that camp equal regardless of their race of religion. Furthermore, the men learned to get along with each other and see that there all the same and in those camps for one reason and one reason only; to fight for their country. About the men seeing themselves as each other Bruschino describes the time the men spent during the war. He goes on to say that the men had nothing to really

There are roughly eight billion individuals on this planet and each one of them has the potential to change future of the human race. On November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel California a unique individual was born that would change the outcome of WWII. George S. Paton Jr. was this individual and he would be a key player in the allied victory over Germany in the Second World War. This victory allowed America to exert its rightful place as a global superpower. Patton not only assisted America in winning the war but set it up for further victory based in his involvement in the formation of the first armored division in the U.S. Army. His tactics were developed were deployed throughout the European theater. To fully grasp the impact that General Patton has had on America’s military and America’s global dominance, one must understand Patton’s character and knowledge, his military upbringing, as well as his conduct at home and on the battlefield. General Patton comes from a long line of successful military commanders and a royal lineage which aided in shaping Patton’s character.

Chraibi’s book Muhammad: A Novel is a fantastic, powerful read because it is just that: a novel. It is a fictional story, but written by an author who had an unusual, mystical calling himself to write the book. By using original aspects from the traditional biographies of Muhammad and then adding his own personal, esoteric twist on these characteristics, Chraibi creates a work of literature that is truly compelling and shows Muhammad’s journey to becoming a prophet in a mystical light. Two central distinctions, namely Muhammad’s relations with Khadija and Bahira, add the spice in this novel that really help the reader grasp what is mystical about both this literature and most importantly, Muhammad himself.

Also, the general public of neutral nations must be supplied with the arguments of victory and of a just cause, followed by a cautious relay of every success, great or small, and by brilliant descriptions of the spirit that animates the troops. The neutral countries and individuals, especially when weak and “necessarily somewhat at the mercy of the side that eventually proves victorious, is naturally disposed to sit on the fence and lean towards the side that he imagines to be winning.” (Doob, 34) Finally allied, friendly

During his visit to Kahani,Haroun crossed the twilight strip which led them to an evil and forbidding region, “It was a suicidal mission, Haroun became convinced they would be defeated”(121),but after he saw Mudra a shadow warrior his opinions changed. Mudra was performing a martial dance,”The dance of the shadow warrior showed him that silence had its own grace and beauty...and that action could be as noble as words;and that creatures of darkness could be as lovely as the children of light”(125). This emphasizes the change Haroun went from seeing the evil in the Chups to seeing the beauty. Not only did stories change Haroun they changed the people in the Valley of K as well. Rashid told them “Haroun and the Sea of Stories”. The crowd became so impacted by the story they sang along and interacted with Rashid. Eventually the citizens were able to connect and sympathize with people from the land of chup. They realized how their ruler resembled Khattam-Shud and were able to choose leaders they actually liked. Storytelling takes us on a journey that lets us experience moments in a way reality doesn't let us;it changes us in a way no one else

Ten years after the fall of Troy, the victorious Greek hero Odysseus has still not returned to his native land Ithaca. A band of rowdy suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead, has overrun his palace, courting his faithful—though weakening—wife Penelope, and going through his stock for food. With permission from Zeus, the goddess Athena, Odysseus' greatest immortal ally, appears in disguise and urges Odysseus' son Telemachus to seek news of his father at Pylos and Sparta. However, the suitors, led by Antinous, plan to ambush him upon return.

Stories maybe important to politicians but are of much greater use to the Guppees. Stories are much more fundamental to the Guppees since they depend on stories to be the source of all-there speaking, and the pages of Gup (the army) they depend on stories to help them fight. Whenever a Guppee drinks the story water they become joyful and are able to speak and keep on speaking because in Gup it is rude not to speak. This is well defined when the narrator says, “…all Guppees love to talk …Silence is often considered rude” (Rushdie 85). With