I found Bharata’s reaction to becoming the raj and Rama’s
exile to be very noble. I can’t help but compare to present day, and I think if
this situation had happened to just about any set of siblings, the desire for
power and leadership would have caused the younger brother to be far less
civil. Bharata immediately went to Rama to undo what his mother had done which
I think shows good and honorable character. I think an interesting story angle
would be to use this rare relationship between these brothers and place them in
a modern day situation.
Throughout this reading there was strong development of
Sita’s character. While she was quick to fall for the tricks of Ravana with her
desire of the golden deer, she also showed great strength in her prayers to the
forest and trees to tell Rama what has happened. I also thought it was very
brave of her to drop her jewelry as tokens to help Rama find his way toward
her. I also liked that despite her fear
of being in Lanka and captured by Ravana, she rejected his attempts to win her
love and remained loyal to Rama.
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| The Golden Deer Source: Nina Paley |
Bibliography: PDE Ramayana, Authors: M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder.
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