The importance of stories in Haroun and in the sea of ​​storiesFor many people, stories are just a way to pass the time, to escape from reality, that don't serve any real purpose. However in Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of ​​Stories If there were no stories, many characters' lives would be changed drastically. Fictional stories are important to the Khalifa family as they rely on them for careers and emotions in their lives. The stories Rashid tells make many people trust and like him because he always “admitted that everything he told them was completely false and made up” (Rushdie 20) and because people trusted him, politicians they would have liked him to tell a story at their gathering that would provide him with a job. This is evident when the narrator says, “…politicians needed Rashid to help them win the votes of the people. They would line up outside his door with their shiny faces, fake smiles and bags full of cash” (Rushdie, 20). Rashid is usually hired by politicians to tell nice stories about them so that they win elections and he gets paid. If Rashid hadn't been known for his stories he wouldn't have a job, there wouldn't be an ocean of knowledge or Shah would be a jobless man. For Rashid, stories are more than just a hobby or entertainment. The stories also influence Soraya Khalifa by making her angry and dissatisfied with her husband (Rashid Khalifa). As Rashid left to tell his stories, Soraya became increasingly unhappy and sad because Rashid paid little to no attention to her. Soraya loved to sing but:Then something went wrong. (Maybe the city's sadness has finally crept in through their windows.) The day Soraya stopped singing in the middle of a line if someone... in the middle of a sheet of paper... protection. The effect of not having stories would be absolutely destructive because without the stories they would be lost. In the fictional worlds of Haroun and the Sea of ​​Stories, characters realize that stories are not mere entertainment, but crucial to their lives. Fictional stories are crucial pieces for Rashid Khalifa as he relies on them for his career and gives him entertainment. They are also important for a politician because storytelling is a key part of a politician's survival and livelihood as they rely on storytellers to persuade and convince people to vote for them. Above all, they are important to the Guppees since they depend on stories to be the source of all that speaks, and the pages of Gup (the army) depend on stories to help them fight. All in all the stories can