Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Week 3 - Reading Diary B - Public Domain Ramayana

I am reading in the Public Domain Ramayana. 

It was interesting to see how the story culminated and how Rama finally became victorious. I really liked reading the Ramayana, since it exposed me to a different type of mythology than the ones I have studied more.

I was most shocked at how Rama treated Sita once they were reunited and later when he banishes her. It seemed very contrary to the heroic ending I was expecting. Overall, the ending was really different from other epics I have read.

I chose this image below because I found the pose between the two brothers to be very intimate and deep, which is something that isn't necessarily common in artistic depictions of heroes. 

Bharata and Rama (with others)  Image Source - Wikipedia


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