Comparison of Gulliver’s Travels and Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Haroun and the Sea of Stories is an allegory of the problem’s posed in the societies of the author’s days. It is similar to Gulliver’s Travels as both are allegories of our world, and both main characters are in similar situations; both find themselves in a new land, and are confronted with many unfamiliar problems. “Gulliver’s travels” is a story based upon England at the time when Jonathan swift lived. This was in the 17th century. Also, there are definite correlations between particular characters in the Lilliput community with political figures in the British political system. The novel is a big twist of allegorical themes and similarities to the real world and so it is called a political satire. Allegory means a representation of some meaning through concrete or material forms. This novel is similar to “Haroun and the sea of stories” since they are both full of allegory and have similar scenes.

The similar scenes are when Haroun finds himself in a new land and when Gulliver finds himself on the shores of Lilliput. Another is when Gulliver helps the Lilliputians to defeat their...