Some things I really liked about the Ramayana:
- I love that King Dasaratha is a good, kind king who is loved by his people. The text says he "ruled with compassion and courage."
- I love a good fatal flaw. Ravana asked for divine protection against gods, supernatural beings, and other non-human things, but he overlooked the thought that a human could ever beat him. So he never asked for protection against humans (or monkeys, which is what the text states Ravana will be defeated by). His arrogance could lead to his downfall, and a story is so perfectly born out of that!
- King Dasaratha was very reluctant to allow Viswamithra to take Rama, but finally agreed. It was obvious how painful this was for Dasaratha.
- Sita and Rama. It was really fun how they were in love in a past life, and their reincarnated selves found each other again. I love that idea! I do think it drags on, so it could be a good writing exercise to re-write this one.
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Bibliography: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic. By Kamban and R. K. Narayan.
Image Information: Sita and Rama from Flickr
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