Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana Part D
The most emotionally moving part about the Ramayana is the ending where Rama requires to put Sita to the test. This puts me off a bit, as Sita the purest was put to such a test of infidelity. This portion of the Ramayana always confuses and angers me. Here is where my feminist side comes to life and brings on the fire. It is frustrating how the story portrays women in a particular way, so I truly wonder at times if it was translated that way or if others' bias came through the stories.
From that episode, however, it is simple to twist this story into something new. We could take the perspective of Sita, her torment she felt then having to be put through such a test. This could be a prequel perhaps to her life after exile (and into her next exile). Exile appears to be to be a theme towards the end.
The Ramayana, despite Sita's test, is still a beautiful story of self-control, discipline, loyalty, and respect for others. I am never tired of reading this book, as I have read it before. Narayan does a good job in portraying a concise yet short summary of the epic.
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Ramayana by R. K. Narayan. Literary Source.
From that episode, however, it is simple to twist this story into something new. We could take the perspective of Sita, her torment she felt then having to be put through such a test. This could be a prequel perhaps to her life after exile (and into her next exile). Exile appears to be to be a theme towards the end.
The Ramayana, despite Sita's test, is still a beautiful story of self-control, discipline, loyalty, and respect for others. I am never tired of reading this book, as I have read it before. Narayan does a good job in portraying a concise yet short summary of the epic.
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| Image of Sita and Rama when Sita asked for the Golden Deer. Source: Flickr |
Ramayana by R. K. Narayan. Literary Source.
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