Monday, January 30, 2017

Reading Notes: Public Domain Ramayana, Part C

In the beginning of Part C, Rama kills Vali. This is seen as almost controversial. He sends an arrow straight into his body and watches him bleed out. This part of the story is in a rhyme scheme. I like this. I might be able to incorporate rhyming into my story to make it different then anything I have written before. There was sadness that came from the death of Vali. With the verses again having a rhyme, it adds a different feel to the discussion of how people feel about the death of Vali. It is morose and a somber style of writing. If I were to have a part in my story that is sad like this, the words and phrases in this section would be something to look up to in order to make it stand out.


Sampati is a character that I can put into my story. Instead of the vulture like bird telling exactly where Sita is with Ravana, the bird could be working with Ravana and be sending the monkeys into a trap. Another option could be out of the Ramayana world completely. It could be in modern times and a girl has the same powers as Sampati. People know of her powers and use her abilities for their own advantage. The story could focus around the girl and gaining the ability to better control her powers. The story could also go back in time to when the girl got her powers. It would show what exactly happened in order for the character to be where she is today. It could be seen as a struggle and something that the character must overcome in order to get to the point where she is at the end of the story. Adding this to a story would create a hero-type character that people can relate to even today.



Bibliography:

Public Domain Ramayana written by Romesh dutt, Sister Nivedita, and Frederika Richardson Macdonald, online source

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