How are politicians depicted in the novel?

How is the Princess Rescue motif used in the novel?

What does the novel say about the use, reuse, and misuse of stories. How does Haroun and the Sea of Stories reuse older stories?

How is juggling used in the novel? Do you find its use natural or forced?

How do "anti-stories" operate?

How does Haroun view the Guppees when he first arrives? Does his opinion change with time? If so, how?

What role does Soraya Khalifa play in the novel?

What is the sense of the closing comment, "time is definitely on the move again around these parts"?