Haroun Analysis Chapter 5-10

Group Leader: Kim Group members: Arnest, Joshua, Ethan Tan, Heng-Le

Chapter 5- Literary Devices

Hyperbole
skies were filling up with mechanical birds pg 81

Metaphors
that pathetic dead mouse pg 90 (emphasizes that the moustache on the Walrus face is horrid horrid horrid) a weather beaten old gent pg 89 (describing General Kitab)

Similes
as soft as flower petals pg 82 as big as giant sharks pg 84

Character Analysis
Prince Bolo A rash, arrogant and foolish prince. Constantly speaks without thinking. Has a different opinion from the other Guppees about Batcheats appearance and singing.

Character Analysis (part 2)

The Plentimaw Fishes Kind creatures who are greatly affected by the pollution of the Ocean. Mali He is very quiet and soft-spoken (but considered very talkative among Floating Gardeners.) He speaks in a rather abrupt manner.

Chapter 6- Literary Devices

Puns
I was too sharp, Pg 104 (Bolo says this while using his sword, which might be a reference to it being sharp.)

Metaphors
whole mouth full of silver spoons Pg 107 (Technically, the real phrase is silver spoon in your mouth, meaning a spoilt brat)

Character Analysis
The Walrus An intelligent Egghead, the Grand Comptroller of the P2C2Es. Rather interested in scientific stuff and Rashids tales General Kitab The Leader of the Library of Gup. Constantly irritated by Bolos foolishness. One of the mildest of men.

Chapter 7- Literary devices

Simile
rustle exactly like paper Pg 113 (Reference to how the Pages of Gup are, well, pages.) as long as a shadow cast by the last rays of the setting sun Pg 124 (about Mudras shadow and how it can change.)

Puns
judge a book by its cover Pg 114 (The army of Gup is known as the Library.)

Character Analysis
Blabbermouth A Page who is rather outspoken and is actually a girl. She can be rather irritating. She also has a very low opinion of Prince Bolo and Princess Batcheat. Blabbermouth is also rather aggressive as she threatened to strangle Haroun if he revealed that she was a girl.

Chapter 8- Literary devices

Simile
more like a Shadow than a Person Pg 133

Rhyme
Malis song (which is too long to type out) Pg 139 (Mali constantly sings when in action, which enhances his point.

Onomatopoeia
Kafkafka and Gogogol Pg 129 (Mudras attempts to speak. Kafka might also be a reference to the famous and also dead author Franz Kafka.)

 Simile

Chapter 9- Literary devices

as cold as death Pg 146 (about how evil the pollution is.) like a broken toy Pg 149 (talks about how the Hoopoe looks like a toy without his brain box.)

Onomatopoeia
with a fizz and a hiss and a burble and a gurgle Pg 146 (emphasises how Iffs sandal is corroded into nothingness.

Puns
Ark, he croaked, pointing to the dark ship. Pg 149 (an ark is a very large ship and Haroun was also pointing to the dark ship.)

Character Analysis
Khattam-Shud The Cultmaster of Bezaban (the giant ice idol in the Land of Chup.) He is someone who is corrupted to the core and is an oppressor. He represents an evil force and someone who is truly wicked. He also represents the dictators of the real world (e.g. Muammar Gaddafi and Adolf Hitler.)

Chapter 10- Literary devices

Hyperbole
boring enough to send a person to sleep in ten seconds flat. Pg 159 (Khattam-Shuds voice)

Personification
Harouns heart gave a great leap of joy. Pg 163 (Sadly, ones heart cannot give a leap of joy.)

Rhyme
Malis second song. Pg 164 & 165

Character Relationships
Haroun and the Plentimaw Fishes
As the Plentimaw Fishes are greatly affected by the pollution; they are mostly unable to help on the journey to save the Ocean. Haroun also cares for them, as shown when he tries not to make them feel worse after they cannot follow him any longer (see Chapter 8 pg 140.) Seems to symbolize Soraya (what with Mr. Buttoo comparing her to a Plentimaw Fish)

Haroun and Mali

They start out as acquaintances with Mali feeling surprised that Iff would bring an Earthling to Kahani and Haroun mistaking Mali for a Floating Garden (see Chapter 2, pg 43.) However, as the story progresses, Haroun starts showing concern for Mali when the latter mysteriously disappears. He also shows elation when Mali is revealed to be alive and well.

Haroun and General Kitab

The General is rather surprised by Harouns volunteering to bring down Khattam-Shuds shadow. Haroun treats him with respect.

Character Relationships (part 2)

Haroun and Prince Bolo
Haroun was at first irritated with Prince Bolo after the latter openly insults his father (see Chapter 6 pg 103 & 104.) Prince Bolo, like General Kitab, is also very surprised when Haroun volunteers to defeat Khattam-Shuds shadow and also offers him some advice on sneaking around. (see Chapter 8 pg 138)

Haroun and Blabbermouth

Haroun is at first exasperated with Blabbermouths sense of direction and Blabbermouth was constantly talking about Haroun and how he was a goody two shoes. However, they later warm up to each other and Blabbermouth shows signs of affection for Haroun, such as when she wonders about whether Haroun is okay (see Chapter 11 pg 185 & 186) and when they share a kiss (see Chapter 12 pg 202.) Haroun also feels a pang of jealousy when Blabbermouth is describing Mudra with adoration. He also wonders whether Blabbermouth missed him just a bit (as referenced in Chapter 10 pg 176.) Possible love interest?

Haroun and Khattam-Shud

Haroun and Khattam-Shud have a mutual dislike for each other. Khattam-Shud treats Haroun with disdain while Haroun mistakes him for Mr. Sengupta, the man who took Soraya, Harouns mum away. This leads to Haroun getting very worked up and angry at Khattam-Shud. Khattam-Shud also finds that Haroun is full of imagination, which is not ideal to him.

Themes
Pollution is a very real matter- Within Chapters 5 to 8, it is constantly referenced how greatly the Plentimaw Fishes are affected by the pollution of the Ocean. This references how the pollution of seas in the real world really affects fish and other animals. The importance of stories- Stories are largely important in our lives and this is constantly mentioned throughout the book. Without them, it is shown that lives are changed and happiness dissipates. For example, when Rashid loses the Gift of the Gab, he becomes very depressed and drifts off. Also, Khattam-Shud made different kinds of poisons (which he calls anti-stories) to pollute certain stories and ruin them. This makes Haroun have nightmares instead of a good story (see Chapter 4 pg 73 & 74) and also poisons the Plentimaw Fishes badly.

Themes (part 2)
For everything, there is an equal and opposite- this is referenced when Khattam-Shud explains to Haroun and Iff that for every story there is an anti-story. For example, a happy story must be made tragic, an action drama must be made too slow, a mystery must be made such that a criminals identity is so obvious to even stupid people, a love story must be made a tale of hate and a tragedy must be made capable of inducing helpless laughter.