Reading Notes Week 5 - Ramayana A
The story of the Ramayana is one that fits my recent theme of Hero stories to the nose. Rama is the legendary demon slayer and hero prince of the story, defeating a villain of celestial magnitude to free the world of its domination and save his beloved. But before we can arrive at demon slaying, we must meet the hero and his life.
For my story later this week, this reading section gives me two primary ideas. Before I select one fully, I'll need to finish the Ramayana, but this details some of the better options from the first half.
The first of these ideas comes from the story of Rama's birth - the idea of a divine ceremony held to ensure the birth of a successor is one of deep interest to me, and would fit well with one of the main themes of my project (birthright). I could "translate" the tale into a different culture, shift it to a different time period, and/or change the setting and conditions surrounding the need for a successor. This would let me explore some new themes for the Introduction I'll be writing this week for my project, which will cover the circumstances of my main character's birth.
The other main idea I grabbed from this section is the legendary actions committed by Rama. The first of these is the slaying of the Rakshasa outside the hermitage, proving his prowess as a warrior and demon slayer. Next was the bending of the Bow of Shiva, an act of strength so great done so nonchalantly by Rama to win the hand of Sita by casually destroying a divine weapon. The last of these in the section is his departure from the kingdom on the "orders" of his father the Rajah, essentially giving up a life of luxury and tilting the whole of the world around him in his humility and dharma.
All of these combine to make for interesting ideas for stories, so we'll see what happens.
For my story later this week, this reading section gives me two primary ideas. Before I select one fully, I'll need to finish the Ramayana, but this details some of the better options from the first half.
The first of these ideas comes from the story of Rama's birth - the idea of a divine ceremony held to ensure the birth of a successor is one of deep interest to me, and would fit well with one of the main themes of my project (birthright). I could "translate" the tale into a different culture, shift it to a different time period, and/or change the setting and conditions surrounding the need for a successor. This would let me explore some new themes for the Introduction I'll be writing this week for my project, which will cover the circumstances of my main character's birth.
The other main idea I grabbed from this section is the legendary actions committed by Rama. The first of these is the slaying of the Rakshasa outside the hermitage, proving his prowess as a warrior and demon slayer. Next was the bending of the Bow of Shiva, an act of strength so great done so nonchalantly by Rama to win the hand of Sita by casually destroying a divine weapon. The last of these in the section is his departure from the kingdom on the "orders" of his father the Rajah, essentially giving up a life of luxury and tilting the whole of the world around him in his humility and dharma.
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| Rama, Sita, and Rama's brother Lakshmana |
All of these combine to make for interesting ideas for stories, so we'll see what happens.
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