Week 2 Reading Diary, continued: The Ramayana"

In the part B of the reading the wedding (pg.57) is another one of my favorite part. The part were they crossed the moat surrounding Janaka's place and Rama observed Sita on the balcony. I like it because of the details the author incorporated when Sita and Rama saw each other at the same time and how the author tells the reader what Sita was dressed in. It then goes on later and Rama begins to brood over the girl he noticed on the balcony (pg.60). He began to realize he was lonely and kept thinking of how he wanted to see her again. It seems to me that Rama wanted to be with her even without meeting her yet. On page 71 the topic two promises revived begins. This part of the Ramayana is another good part because of the plot. We are introduced to Dasaratha which is the King but wants to shift his burden to a younger person. I like this part because we read that the younger person is Rama. Rama is the best fit for the job in my opinion and Dasaratha also wants to have him because of his compassion and courage, which is just the few compliments he gives him. Its a great part of the book because Rama turns into the new king. A couple pages later the author then begins to talk about Kaikeyi and Kooni. These characters are very close to each other and create a nice theme to a new relationship. The story begins to get a little tense toward the end of Part B, which creates for an interesting ending. 

Ramayana

The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan (iBooks)