Hanuman in Lanka
I love that Hanuman can figure out exactly who Sita is just by Ram's description. The love between the two is clearly seen in that context. Also, when Hanuman's tail is lit on fire and he goes around the city and sets fire to everything with his tail is one of the things I remember the most from when I used to read the children's version of the Ramayan. R. K. Narayan didn't talk about it much in this version, but I was glad to see it in there.
Vibhishana
I grew to like Vibhishana's character because he was wise and warned Ravana of the dangers of fighting Ram and his army, and when Ravana kicked him out, he went straight to Ram to help him. He was very helpful in gaining Sita back; I'm not sure if it was out of revenge for Ravana or because he knew it was the right thing to do, but I think it was because he knew what was right and wrong. When I read this I was thinking of re-writing it with a Narnia theme to it, because of the boy Edmund who betrays his friends, but then betrays the Witch later. Vibhishana betrays Ravana, the bad guy, at the end, which helps the good team win in the end. I could write about Lakshman, Hanuman, Sugreeva, or any other character who helps Ram, and make them betray him at first and join the "dark side." I could even make that character betray the good side and then later betray the bad side exactly as it is in Narnia. We'll see soon enough!
Sita's Return
I was confused when Ram wasn't accepting Sita, but it made sense after she jumped into the fire and declared her purity. Still though, it seemed kind of rude that he would question her purity even after Hanuman had clearly seen her in simple clothes and surrounded by demons all the time. But I'm glad the two got together in the end and Bharata was still a pure and loyal guy.
Bibliography: Narayan's Ramayana, Part D.
I love that Hanuman can figure out exactly who Sita is just by Ram's description. The love between the two is clearly seen in that context. Also, when Hanuman's tail is lit on fire and he goes around the city and sets fire to everything with his tail is one of the things I remember the most from when I used to read the children's version of the Ramayan. R. K. Narayan didn't talk about it much in this version, but I was glad to see it in there.
Vibhishana
I grew to like Vibhishana's character because he was wise and warned Ravana of the dangers of fighting Ram and his army, and when Ravana kicked him out, he went straight to Ram to help him. He was very helpful in gaining Sita back; I'm not sure if it was out of revenge for Ravana or because he knew it was the right thing to do, but I think it was because he knew what was right and wrong. When I read this I was thinking of re-writing it with a Narnia theme to it, because of the boy Edmund who betrays his friends, but then betrays the Witch later. Vibhishana betrays Ravana, the bad guy, at the end, which helps the good team win in the end. I could write about Lakshman, Hanuman, Sugreeva, or any other character who helps Ram, and make them betray him at first and join the "dark side." I could even make that character betray the good side and then later betray the bad side exactly as it is in Narnia. We'll see soon enough!
Sita's Return
I was confused when Ram wasn't accepting Sita, but it made sense after she jumped into the fire and declared her purity. Still though, it seemed kind of rude that he would question her purity even after Hanuman had clearly seen her in simple clothes and surrounded by demons all the time. But I'm glad the two got together in the end and Bharata was still a pure and loyal guy.
Bibliography: Narayan's Ramayana, Part D.
Source: Sita in the fire, showing Rama that she is still pure.
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