In the story, he claims that a big title wave hinder him from doing what he wanted to do. However, when he accomplished his goal, he claimed the title wave was not there at all. The reader could take as the water/title wave to be a metaphor to represent the obstacles he had to go through in order to become a good storyteller again.

Part fantasy, part allegory and always clever and engaging, the story told of Haroun's adventures speaks to the power of story in our lives and in the world. The constant word play and twists of language are funny, though at times I felt they became just "too much." While we are being entertained by maniac bus drivers, strange genies and odd fish, Haroun and his father both are coming to terms with the things in the world that truly matter. This is one of those rare books, written for adult readers, that children will enjoy read aloud, cuddled up next to you on the couch, swept away by the fantasy (Amazon).

In this story, water is a metaphor not only for the power and source storytelling in the novel. All stories come from the same source or metaphorical ocean. The name...

This is the nature of the glue that holds families and entire societies together. Rushdie believes that artist should be able to create worlds which express trier feelings:"the act of the novel, the freedom of imagination, overarching issue of free speech, the right of a human being to walk down the street of their own country without fear." Rushdie's strong feelings of what should be in a novel can be see in Haroun and the Sea of Stories. The major themes throughout the book are the importance of the rights of the individual, standing up to those in power, and the ability to tell stories. The Chupwalas are too scared to stand up their leader, but Mudra has the courage and in the end with the help of Haroun and various other characters they are able to restore Rashid's ability to tell stories" (Haroun and the Sea of Stories). When our stories are denied, we lose the essence of life. And if we believe in the possibility of stories having happy endings, there is a chance that our dreams can come true.