Analyzing a Source That Pertains to Haroun and the Sea of Stories Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a intriguing tale that could easily be classified as a children's story, but beneath its surface it shows one man's struggle to overcome censorship and religious persecution. Mark McDannald of Washington and Lee University has written a series of essays on this story. His work, "The Allegorical Defiance of Censorship in Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories," is an insightful critique on a major literary effort. He views Haroun and the Sea of Stories as an allegory that expresses Salman Rushdie's desire to battle censorship in the world of literature, while fulfilling his dutie