El Fin

Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a good story to end the semester on because it is a happy hero’s story that involves most of the elements we have talked about this semester. We have talked about different kinds of heroes all the way from the archetypal to the anti and tragic heroes. Haroun is a true hero that goes through the Hero Cycle. He has many different calls to action as well as trials. He has multiple spiritual guides and uses several different mystical weapons. Also, it is a very easy and enjoyable read which makes it easier to talk about it class. I liked that there was a hero in it that is a girl, like Blabbermouth. This book was also easier to read than Beowulf or Notes from Underground because it allowed us to connect to it. The main hero is just a little boy. He doesn’t fight mythical monsters like Grendel in Beowulf, but he still saves everyone by using his stories and with the help of his other friends on the moon of Kahani. This was good to end on because it allowed us to end this class and the year on a happy note.