I think my favorite theme out of all my brainstorm ideas was the Lion King one. I have several stories in mind, some of which I mentioned last time. I really like the idea of combining a few themes into one, but my favorite one is the Lion King for now.
#1) I was thinking about replacing Scar with Ravana, Simba with Rama, Mufasa with Dasharatha, and Nala with Sita in this story. It would work out so well, because obviously Ravana wants something that Rama has, just like in the Lion King, Scar wants the kingdom that Simba will get once he's older. Dasharatha dies and Rama goes into exile all at once it seems, just like in the Lion King, Mufasa dies and Simba leaves his home for years. I could write about the story in a different perspective, maybe of Nala's, since it would be different than how the Ramayana is written (Sita's perspective is not shared as much as Rama's or Ravana's). Or I could write it in the perspective of all of the characters, switching off every paragraph. A resource I could use is A Kingdom of Love in a Lion Pride, which is a storybook done by a previous student, who replaced all the characters in the Ramayana with lions. This is essentially what I intend to do, so maybe I can look at what this student did and decide whether I want to have lots of dialogues between the lions or just do a third person view of the story.
#2) Another idea I had was talking about other animal characters in the Ramayana, such as the bird Jatayu, but having him appear to Rama in the form of Timon or Pumbaa. There are many sages and animals that Ram, Sita, and Lakshman encounter in the forest in the 14 years they are there, so I could have them appear to the characters and help them along their journey. One resource I could use for this is Narasimha. This article talks about the Man-Lion reincarnation of Vishnu, who maybe could come help the trio save Sita from Ravana. I know Hanuman comes and helps Sita, but I wasn't sure if I should take him out of the picture or just have him come into the story as Timon or Pumbaa. Narasimha could be Pumbaa and Hanuman can be Timon, or vice versa. I haven't figured that out yet but I think it would be cool for Ram, Sita, and Lakshman to have characters and friends such as Timon and Pumbaa by their side.
#3) Lastly, I would like to integrate two or three themes. For example, I could have Nagini from Harry Potter appear in the story as Soorpanaka; it would fit nicely if we had an evil female character just like in the Ramayana. On the other hand, I could make Nagini, or Soorpanaka a good character and have her switch sides in the story, helping everyone take Ravana down. Another idea I had was maybe having the Doctor from Doctor Who come into their world; the reason being he was chasing rakshasas around the world and ended up in the forest where Ram, Sita, and Lakshman are. I'm not sure if this could potentially be my storybook / portfolio, but I'll figure it out soon! I could do three "chapters" sort of, where each time a new theme blends with the Lion King one, or I could start with all three, not sure yet! A resource I could use for this is Rakshasa; this article describes rakshasas as "powerful warriors, expert magicians, and illusionists" which fits into the supernatural theme of things, if I was to go through with that.
#1) I was thinking about replacing Scar with Ravana, Simba with Rama, Mufasa with Dasharatha, and Nala with Sita in this story. It would work out so well, because obviously Ravana wants something that Rama has, just like in the Lion King, Scar wants the kingdom that Simba will get once he's older. Dasharatha dies and Rama goes into exile all at once it seems, just like in the Lion King, Mufasa dies and Simba leaves his home for years. I could write about the story in a different perspective, maybe of Nala's, since it would be different than how the Ramayana is written (Sita's perspective is not shared as much as Rama's or Ravana's). Or I could write it in the perspective of all of the characters, switching off every paragraph. A resource I could use is A Kingdom of Love in a Lion Pride, which is a storybook done by a previous student, who replaced all the characters in the Ramayana with lions. This is essentially what I intend to do, so maybe I can look at what this student did and decide whether I want to have lots of dialogues between the lions or just do a third person view of the story.
#2) Another idea I had was talking about other animal characters in the Ramayana, such as the bird Jatayu, but having him appear to Rama in the form of Timon or Pumbaa. There are many sages and animals that Ram, Sita, and Lakshman encounter in the forest in the 14 years they are there, so I could have them appear to the characters and help them along their journey. One resource I could use for this is Narasimha. This article talks about the Man-Lion reincarnation of Vishnu, who maybe could come help the trio save Sita from Ravana. I know Hanuman comes and helps Sita, but I wasn't sure if I should take him out of the picture or just have him come into the story as Timon or Pumbaa. Narasimha could be Pumbaa and Hanuman can be Timon, or vice versa. I haven't figured that out yet but I think it would be cool for Ram, Sita, and Lakshman to have characters and friends such as Timon and Pumbaa by their side.
#3) Lastly, I would like to integrate two or three themes. For example, I could have Nagini from Harry Potter appear in the story as Soorpanaka; it would fit nicely if we had an evil female character just like in the Ramayana. On the other hand, I could make Nagini, or Soorpanaka a good character and have her switch sides in the story, helping everyone take Ravana down. Another idea I had was maybe having the Doctor from Doctor Who come into their world; the reason being he was chasing rakshasas around the world and ended up in the forest where Ram, Sita, and Lakshman are. I'm not sure if this could potentially be my storybook / portfolio, but I'll figure it out soon! I could do three "chapters" sort of, where each time a new theme blends with the Lion King one, or I could start with all three, not sure yet! A resource I could use for this is Rakshasa; this article describes rakshasas as "powerful warriors, expert magicians, and illusionists" which fits into the supernatural theme of things, if I was to go through with that.
Source: Photo of Narasimha, which I would love to use if I were to write him into my story.
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