The Satanic Verses

the Gup believed that the freedom of speech should be actively exercised to the fullest extent, having been raised in a different environment than the Chup, “’But but but what is the point of giving persons Freedom of Speech,’ declaimed Butt the Hoopoe, ‘if you then say they must not utilize same? And is not the Power of Speech the greatest Power of all? Then surely it must be exercised to the full?’” (Rushdie 119). Regardless, people tell stories for different reasons, though the fictional stories might not be as true, as with nonfiction, the connotation and meaning behind the text is, however. Adding on, in 1989, Salman Rushdie was issued a fatwa by the leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, due to one of his books, titled The Satanic Verses, in which he had personified Muhammad, and offended their religion. This fatwa, to which was a death threat, lead Salman Rushdie to go into concealment for a decade, restricting his ability to publish more stories, silencing him; relating to Rashid’s lost voice in storytelling. A decade later, subsequently after his reappearance into society, he published a new book, Haroun and the Sea of Stories; to which was a novel heavily influenced by his past experiences of being silenced by the fatwa. An example of this can be drawn from the metaphorical connection between Khattam-Shud and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which they both restrained and silenced him, “’Your world, my world, all worlds,’ came the reply. ‘They are all there to…

In 1988 author Salman Rushdie wrote and published The Satanic Verses, causing outrage in the Islamic community due to the perceived criticism of Allah. Because of this, a fatwa was issued against him by Ruhollah Khomeini and he was forced into hiding, separating him from his his family. During his absence he wrote the book Haroun and the Sea of Stories dedicated to his son Zafar, however by establishing an allegory within the novel, Rushdie transforms a children's fantasy, into a platform to…

Innocence and Feminity in Salman Rushdie’s, East, West and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi shows the struggles from childhood while growing up in Iran to the subsequent encounters in Europe. Salman Rushdie’s “East, West” on the other hand uses fiction and reality and blends the two in its most controversial perspective. Despite the difference in style and writing language, the two books are documented in certain themes with complementing ideologies. The main objective…

Are stories even more than what we know; just a fairytale that has no meaning? In the beginning of Salman Rushdie’s novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, a question arises from the character of Mr. Sengupta, “What’s the use of stories that aren’t even true?” (Rushdie 20). Throughout the story, there are many thoughts in which we can find the answer to this question. Many people may say that there is no use for stories that aren’t real in reason of they do not help us in our daily lives. What…

Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British writer who has experienced movement from his home to a new place. Rushdie expresses the benefits of migration and how it helps create “hybridity” in a place. Russell Sanders analyzes Rushdie’s essay and has a different opinion. In response to Rushdie’s belief about migration, Sanders’s Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World essay, contradicts the opinion of Rushdie’s essay that migration is bad. Through Sanders’s quotes and information he uses in…

that Rushdie encountered in his lifetime. Valley of K represents the region of Kashmir in Northern India (Morace). Snooty Buttoo represents Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto (Morace). These depictions of characters and settings show Rushdie’s use of personal encounters to portray his fantasy land. For Rashid and Rushdie, storytelling is both their life and their livelihood (Morace). Rushdie uses whimsical language hidden in the text to teach the reader of the dangers of…

In other words, he is trying to explain the word loneliness with figures and letters, which is tough and unique. "Introduction to Poetry" was one of the easy and straightforward poems. In this poem, Billy Collins explains that how the readers want to get a brief meaning of what the poem says without paying attention to spending time on it and think about it to fully understand it. He believes that today 's readers don 't appreciate literature and the art of playing with the words and sentences.…

eyes, and hearts To have the touches dearest prized. Heaven would that she these gifts should have, And I to live and die her slave. (3.2 137-142) Orlando’s poems in the forest are a symbol of his love for Rosalind. Indeed, Orlando is emphasizing his love for Rosalind by being her slave. Orlando starts out as being realistic until he goes into mythology. As Rosalind goes through the poem, he envisions Rosalind as an object of pure and good. It seems as though Orlando is just pleasing and…

Hamlet’s monolog is one governed by rationality. It is a meditation on life and death, being alive and not being, over the disadvantages of existence and the act of suicide. Hamlet compares life with death. He sees life as missing the power, humans as being exposed to the blows of life and outrageous fortune. The only way to dodge the blows will be to stop existing. The death is thus a desirable state. Nevertheless, it is also seen as a journey to the unknown, to a place for which there is no…

We sat around the cabin in as close to a circle as we could. It smelled musky with a hint of dust—Ancient and thoroughly cleaned. The room was freezing and I grasped my sweater closer to my body. I looked around, checking the scene. Around me were many pale faces with baggy eyes and droopy lids. Ruth Fordman and I were the only people of color in the room. “Oh lord, here we go” I thought to myself. I could feel the heavy weight of my heart beating faster against my chest as I was filled with the…