HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORIESANALYSIS OF CHAPTERS 1 TO 4

BY: DARREN CHANG, CHEN JIA WEI, YU CHIEN ZI, KLAUS TAN AND EUAN KOH

CHAPTER 1 BY KLAUS

Main Theme: Believing is not always seeing. (Magical Realism)

‘...Haroun said grumpily, 'I've never seen a Water Genie, either.' Rashid shrugged. 'You're never up in time to see the milkman,' he pointed out, 'but you don't mind drinking the milk...’ quote from page 17

‘What are the use of stories that aren't even true?’ quote from page 27

Character Qualities:

Haroun - Doubtful, analytical and curious

Rashid - Quick witted and patient

CHAPTER 1 BY KLAUS

Literary devices:

1. Contrast:

Emphasis on the sadness of city, contrast with the happiness in the Khalifa household (page 15)

Linked to chapter 5, page 87

2. Auditory Imagery:

‘… while he made ridiculous drinking noises, glug glug glug’ quote from page 17

3. Visual Imagery:

‘Black smoke poured out of the chimneys of the sadness factories and hung over the city like bad news’ quote from page 15

3. Metaphor:

Describing the sadness of the city (page 15)

CHAPTER 2 BY CHIEN ZI

Theme: Speed can be like a dagger. Use it properly and you will benefit. Use it wrongly and you will get hurt.

‘Drive like hell and you will get there’ quote from page 38

‘Thanks for fixing this up, son’ quote from page 39

Character Qualities:

Rashid – Pitiful and tossed around

Haroun – repentant and thoughtful

Mr. Butt – Ignorant and focused

Buttoo – Proud and arrogant

CHAPTER 2 BY CHIEN ZI

Literary Devices:

Metaphor:

‘There was a wrestling match at the ticketing window’ quote from page 32

‘Two separate dust-clouds of scurrying passengers collided’ quote from page 33

‘Need’s a slippery snake’ quote from page 35

Simile:

‘Small dust-clouds were rushing back and forth like little desert whirlwinds’ quote from page 32

‘Like a parrot’s chest’ quote from page 33

‘Fried like potato chips’ quote from page 37

Repetition:

‘No problem’ quote from page 36

CHAPTER 3 BY JIA WEI

Summary: The dull lake has a terrible stink.

Haroun thinks its the moody land.

Snootty Buttoo is so full of hot air that he creates a boiling water.

Buttoo praises Rashid in order to gain his trust.

They were given a magnificent place to live.

Haroun and Rashid exchange places.

Haroun meets Iff.

Haroun blackmails Iff.

Iff tells Haroun about P2C2E.

Iff promises to help Haroun.

CHAPTER 3 BY JIA WEI

Themes: Concept of truth

Stories can come true

Magical Realism

Analysis: Haroun has a mischievous behaviour

Buttoo is proud and uses other people’s good for his own gain

There was a foreshadowing of the appearance of the Water Genie and the amazing journey.

CHAPTER 4 BY EUAN

Brief Summary:

Haroun and Iff travel to Kahani to try fix Rashid’s problem.

Themes:

You should not always believe in what you only see (page 63)

If you desire for something strong enough anything can happen – wishwater (page 70) reference to Matthew 17:20

CHAPTER 4 BY EUAN

Character Qualities:

Iff – Patient and smart

Haroun – Thoughtful and brave

Butt – Thoughtful

Literary Devices:

Puns:

‘But but but it is because of Speed,’ Butt the Hoopoe responded’ quote from page 67

Simile:

‘It was like being in the passenger seat of an automobile’ quote from page 73

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