Here Rusdie intimates his own desires to put an end to his situation and thrreat first, and then work upon censorship as a whole. He would rather secure his own future and then ensure safety to the Ocean. Bolo's first thoughts are for himself and his own situation, which happens to coincide with the wishes of the others.

Bolo remarks, 'To war, to war! For Batcheat, only Batcheat!'(105), and only later adds, 'Yes, yes.The Ocean also naturally, of course, very well'(105). In this case, the Ocean represents the plight to prevent the spread of censorship, the desire of an entire people, and the Princess represents the desires of one man to look out for his won lot. Throughout the book the Guppees debate whether they should first attempt to save the Princess or the Ocean. Prince Bolo stands as allegorical of Rushdie's egotistical motivations. But, as Rushdie exists somewhat concretely as Rashid, different aspects of his personality, such as egotism, self mockery, and fear, appear in other characters. This mirrors Rushdie¹s own troubles in writing after the Ayatollah placed the price on his head.

His persona appears most clearly in Rashid, the Shah of Blah, a father and storyteller who loses his ability to create. In Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Salman Rushdie occupies the thoughts and actions of characters that serve as his surrogate within the narrative. Surrogate Authorial Figures in Haroun and the Sea of Stories Surrogate Authorial Figures in Haroun and the Sea of Stories Mark McDannald, Washington and Lee University

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