What does the peacock bed that Haroun trades his father for symobolize?

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In the Arabian Nights Plus One, haroun originally sleeps in a turtle bed and then trades his father for a peacock bed.

Asked by audry p #223509 on 1/7/2012 4:10 PM

Last updated by tracey c #171707 on 1/7/2012 8:30 PM

Answered by tracey c #171707 on 1/7/2012 8:30 PM

It symbolizes a great sense of laziness and a lust or desire for something more that what someone has.

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