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 ...