Haroun And The Sea Of Stories Summary

In Haroun and The Sea of Stories, Rushdie shows the significance of the pain of inequality throughout Haroun and The Sea of Stories. Two characters are labeled as outcasts due to differences. Through their actions and dialogue they express the pain of being unequal. Mudra the shadow warrior’s choice to leave the Cultmaster’s power embodies idea that without equality the world is split into violent sides. Blabbermouth’s struggle as a women also reveals how women and people of difference are separated from the rest. Mudra is an precise example of the impact of inequality through speech and judgement. When Prince Bolo states, “It’s too bad really, why people can’t speak properly, it beats me.” (129). When Bolo and the rest of the army meets Mudra for the first time they automatically assume that Mudra is not able to speak due to a lack of education. This quote embodies the harsh reality of judgement, not only among different cultures, but within the first few seconds of meeting someone. When the readers first read about Mudra, a threatening feeling comes along with him. By the end of the next page the reader’s idea

As a woman in Gup City, she faces many harsh obstacles standing in the way of her success. She uses the little freedom she possesses to become a page for the army. Blabbermouth puts her life on the line to be stand against the Walrus and do a job that is usually not done by a woman. Blabbermouth is led to believe she lacks talent and worth and is forced to hide who she is. Through her actions she fought against stereotypes and kept up the act as a boy. Rushdie’s creation of her allowed to reader to understand the hardship of being someone you are not just to rise above inequality. Her pride depends on a lie and, where she would be nothing without it. Rushdie uses this to prove the impact of inequality on individuals