I really enjoyed Salman Rushdie, top of the line, great read, excellent story. The story of Haroun was filled with themes that will be discussed in this class. One of the first I noticed was Dolce Domum, home sweet home, home is where you make it. It appears that as Haroun is trying to solve the story telling problem with his father, the real reason for his loss of the gift of gab was his mother's leaving, her departure, her song stopped. Haroun must go on this journey to Kahani, go 'via negative' in order to get to the place which he desires, a complete home, a family that loves him, his Dolce Domum.
Another theme that is seen is the 20 minute lifetime, a lifetime burning in every moment. Haroun goes on this journey to Kahani and it appears that he has been away for a great deal of time but once he is awoken by Snooty Buttoo he realizes that everything that has happened only took a short while. a lifetime within the nighttime, years gone by in moments. And in connection with the 20 minute lifetime theme is the Life as Fiction and Language.
Haroun notices some sort of "Angel Fish of some variety" in the Ocean of Stories and Butt the Hoopoe tells him that they are Plentimaw Fish which Haroun didn't think existed, gone, dead, no more. Haroun realizes that "a Plentimaw Fish can be an Angel Fish as well."
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