old entry 9/4/08

In class we discussed Haroun in relation to the Wizard of Oz, but didn'tdiscuss it much in detail. I found many similarities between the two. Thebiggest thing is definitely the two worlds in each. (Oz and Kansas and The SadCity and Gup/Chup cities). Haroun and Dorothy had to get into this unknown worldwith someone else. Dorothothy got to Oz by following the Yellow Brick Road,but really, with the help of the Good Witch of the North. Although Good Witchdidn't physically take her to the city, she showed her the way and watchedover her journey. Haroun was brought into Gup by The Water Genie andwouldn't have been able to without him. Haroun and Dorothy were both verycurious but skeptical of their journeys and the new worlds. The magicalcreatures in each story are another similarity. There were many in Haroun, forexample, the fish with many mouths or the Gardener. In the Wizard of Oz, therewere the flying monkeys in addition to thescarecrow, tin man and lion. Many small things added up to be quite a fewsimilarities between each of the magical stories and lands.