I am reading Ramayana the public domain version, which is
written as an anthology and has many authors. I have really enjoyed reading
this so far and am hoping that it continues at such a high level of enjoyment.
- · I like that Bharata has loyalty to his brother Rama and states that he will not take the throne in his brother’s place. I think that this is a good opening for the second part of this reading assignment because Bharata was not around for most of the second half of the first reading.
- · The funeral for Dasharatha was sad, but also interesting because it is the first tradition Indian funeral I have read about. It was nice to see that they hold similar traditions to ours and also have the people attending deliver small gifts into the ‘casket’. I always think that learning about how cultures handle death is fascinating.
- · I have enjoyed how many of the stories have been written in verse. It is really interesting to see how large a part this type of writing played in Indian culture, especially when reminded that this version of the Ramayana is an anthology. I may possibly consider writing my story this week in verse since it seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout.
- · The next few stories all seemed a little randomly strung together, but I liked seeming glimpses of more myths and fables in the Indian culture. It is also cool to be introduced to new mythical creatures and famous characters that I have never heard about until this class.
- · All of the fighting scenes are also a good introduction to that side of Indian culture. It is cool to see how some of the different writers approach describing all of the war scenes and ‘epic’ fights. I always enjoy learning more about this side of mythology as well!
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| Rama defeats Khara! |
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