September 4, 2008
Jim Schulz
I would never have related Salman Rushdie's novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" with the "Wizard of Oz" if it wasn't brought to my attention in class. But, the more I read, the more I could see simularities. Did Rushdie really use "The Wizard of Oz" to shape the meaning of his novel? I'm not sure about that and as much as I would like to yes, I'm somewhat on the fence. Both stories do indeed look at obtaining something and the characters go through mysterious places to find what they are looking for. I would say that Rushdie definately used another text to shape his novel but I would be more inclined to say he shaped it off something newer like "Star Wars." I say this because "Star Wars" also presents the reader with mysterious places and things. I'm sure Rushdie wanted his readers, especially younger readers to relate to something they know.
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Good entry. Remember that the reader discovers intertextual relationships. The writer doesn't matter at all in this. The concept is about how the texts you've encountered previously shape meaning. Paul
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