Indian Epics

3/21/16

Reading Diary Week 9: Divine Archer Cont.

I finished the rest of the Divine Archer today and have been pleased with the overall plot. I have already previously mentioned this but I will go ahead and say again that I myself did not see a whole lot of difference between the two versions I read of the Ramayana. Below is my analysis of the rest of the Divine Archer:

· The only difference that I can partly see is that the Divine Archer appears to not emphasize the longevity of the war whereas it seemed in the pde version that the war carried on much longer.

· Rama again kills Vali and is identified as the main protagonist of the story.

· Again we see Hanuman as the “right hand man” so to speak for Rama. He again sets the town on fire and aids in the finding and rescuing of Sita.

· I liked and didn’t like the ending battle between Rama and Ravana. I liked it because it was short and sweet however was displeased with lack of detail.

· We see Sita and Rama are finally reunited and there is a similar ending as in the public domain edition of the Ramayana. Sita is again sent into exile by Rama and I’m again displeased with this ending.

· All in all, the Divine Archer was a nice simple interpretation of the Ramayana.

Bibliography: The Divine Archer, written by F.J. Gould.

Reading Diary Part A Week 9: The Divine Archer

Vali Courtesy of Wikipedia

This week I have chosen to read the Divine Archer for my personal reading selection. I have chosen this for a few reasons, but mainly just because I enjoyed the Ramayana more than the Mahabharata. In addition, I would like to revisit the Ramayana and see how this story differs from the public domain edition. Below is my analysis of the divine archer:

· For the most part, it seems to me as if the stories are very similar. Including the same characters and same plot.

· We see similiarly how Rama wins over Sita in the beginning with his great mastery of bow and arrows.

· Similiarly in the pde version we learn of the curse that happened to Dasaratha when hunting and accidently killing a boy.

· We see similiarly how Rama is exiled from the King’s curse.

· Again Rama teams up with the monkey god Sugriva. Once Rama helps him with his past troubles, Sugriva helps Rama on his quest to capture Sita.

· All in all, for the most part the interpretations from the public domain edition and the Divine Archer show to overlay well.

Bibliography: The Divine Archer, written by F.J. Gould.

3/20/16

Review Week 8: Sew vs Sow

Word of Day by Laura Gibbs

I picked this announcement because I have messed this up from time to time. It seems to be less of an error nowadays because people aren't as often doing either of these activities. Thanks for reading!

Famous Last Words: Week 8

For this class this past week I finished most of my assignments before spring break started. Which in turn paid dividends as I did not have to worry about anything being due. In addition, I was able to finish up editing on my last story telling titled "Two Brothers". I feel as if it turned out really well and gave a nice alternative ending to the Ramayana. Also I added another story to my portfolio this week which I thought was one of my stronger story telling’s as of late. It is titled "Queen's Challenge" and its source story is from the Mahabharata.

Me at Grand Lake over Spring Break

In my other classes and extracurricular I was not super busy, as it was spring break. I was able to fulfill some of my spring break plans and was able to go fishing with my grandpa. I am slightly disappointed that I didn't have any time to play golf over the break, but the good fishing made up for it. I am not really looking forward to getting back into the groove of things this next week, but I guess every vacation has to have its end. If not, I think it's called retirement. Anyways, I am soon approaching the point total for the grade I want to achieve in this class and I am looking forward to finishing early. It will really help to relieve stress on my other classes as I come into the crunch time of my other classes. In addition, I am looking forward to warmer weather. Once the time change date hits, I know that the cold weather won't last for too much longer. The days lasting longer is always awesome as I can’t stand when it gets dark at 5:30-6:00. I now should be able to have time to practice golf after I get out of class instead of it being dark. Thanks for reading.