Haroun and the Sea of Stories Lesson Plan

Mr. Sengupta and Haroun both ask the question, “What’s the point of stories that aren’t even true?” How would you answer this question?

Students will bring their own ideas to this question, and it will be interesting to track whether they feel differently after reading more of the book. Students may say that stories are pleasurable to hear or talk about stories as a way to teach or expose people to new things. Stories can be allegories. They can cause a person to think differently and exercise their brain. Stories can also be a way of remembering the past or can act as a warning. They can be a way for the storyteller to interact with others or even (as demonstrated by the...