PDE: Ramayana by various authors
After catching up on my readings of the Ramayana, I decided that the sections in Part C were by far my favorite. So far, my favorite moment was when Hanuman got to Lanka and finally found Sita in Ashoka Grove. I was instantly intrigued by the imagery used to describe Lanka. The author used descriptions such as "girt with a golden wall and filled with buildings huge as cloudy mountains." These words definitely made it easy for me to picture Lanka. I also enjoyed how they described Ravana asleep on his bed "decked with splendid jewels, like a crimson sunset cloud pierced by flashes of lightening." The line that caught my attention the most and sparked an idea for a story was when Hanuman mistook Ravana's queen for Sita. He thought to himself, "Without Rama, Sita would not eat or drink or sleep or decorate her person, nor would she company with any other than he; this is some other one." For my story, I want to keep Sita devoted to Rama, but I want to write her character as more strong and independent. In the next section, Ashoka Grove, it says that Hanuman found Sita in a pale and full of tears. I want to add a twist that shows that Sita was able to take care of herself during her kidnapping.
(Ravana's golden abode in Lanka. Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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