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Week 4 Story: Rama and Sita's Happy Ending

     Rama was finally able to rescue Sita with the help of Hanuman but the obstacles did not end there. Rama could not look at Sita the same way after all that time had passed while Sita was held in Ravana’s captive. He constantly imagined what was happening while she was away and he could not bring it in himself to take her back the way she was. Sita was outraged at the accusations against her faithfulness because she was devoted to her one and only true love, Rama. Sita stepped in fire because she would rather die than be separated from Rama for something that she didn’t even do. As soon as Sita stepped in the fire, she was saved by Agni, the fire god, who convinced Rama of Sita’s innocence. Rama admits that he knew all along that Sita was innocent. He was hurting while acting as if Sita had committed a wrong against him because he knew that she only loved him but he was afraid that people would spread terrible rumors about Sita if he didn’t prove her innocence so he had to play the part. 

     Rama was crowned as the king after Bharata had saved his place at the throne with the golden sandals. Rama was a fair and just king but also a loving husband to Sita. There was laughter and joy in the air as people enviously admired how perfect Rama and Sita were together. Parents told children stories of the great adventures Rama and Sita went through together during Rama’s exile and how far they have come to finally be able to achieve happiness. After some time, Sita gave birth to two beautiful twins named Lava and Kusha. They had Rama’s eyes and Sita’s hair. The twins grew up learning how to fight and helped defend the kingdom.   

Sita with her children: Ram

Author's  Note: Rumors are rampant about Sita's unfaithfulness to Rama due to her imprisonment at Ravana's. Rama decides to send Sita to exile where she stays with Valmiki and has two sons named Lava and Kusha. Rama still has guilt about killing Rama so he sends a horse for sacrifice but the horse is captured by the twins so Lavashmana leads an army to retrieve the horse but ends up getting killed by the twins. Rama then personally goes with his own army and meets his children for the first time but the twins do not know who their father is. I wanted to change story at this point because I felt so bad for Sita. It wasn't enough that Rama made Sita walk through fire to prove her loyalty to Rama but he has to exile her even after all of that? I changed the story by getting rid of the terrible rumors about Sita and instead replacing them with chit chat of how happy an envious they are that Rama and Sita, the power couple, are finally reunited. I especially want to take out the exile because if the exile never happened, Lakshmana would still be alive too!

Bibliography. "Ramayana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie, web source

Learning Challenge: Empathy in Class Reading

In the episode called Hanuman and Sita of the Ramayana, Hanuman provides a wonderful example of empathy. Sita is skeptical of Hanuman because she has been deceived by Ravana multiple times. Hanuman proves who he is to Sita by showing compassion and empathy for what Sita and Rama are going through. He feels agony for the fact that Sita was taken away by Ravana and Sita can sense that empathy so she trusts him. It didn't go into specifics about what words Hanuman used to express this empathy so I don't really know how I can apply it to my life. I do empathize with others but I never know what words to say to make them feel better. I definitely empathized with the characters while reading the Ramayana. I especially empathized with Sita because of everything she had to go with the abduction, accusations against her faithfulness, and then her exile by Rama. How the rest of the characters react to the actions of Rama against Sita help the audience empathize with Sita. I can try adding dialogue from other characters too in order to bring out empathy from the audience.

Empathy among dogs: Medium

Reading Notes: Ramayana PDE Part D

Valmiki's Hermitage

Characters in the Scene: 

Lakshmana
Rama
Lava
Kusha
Sita

Plot:
Rumors are rampant about Sita's unfaithfulness to Rama due to her imprisonment at Ravana's. Rama decides to send Sita to exile where she stays with Valmiki and has two sons named Lava and Kusha. Rama still has guilt about killing Rama so he sends a horse for sacrifice but the horse is captured by the twins so Lavashmana leads an army to retrieve the horse but ends up getting killed by the twins. Rama then personally goes with his own army and meets his children for the first time but the twins do not know who their father is.

Setting: At Rama's palace and then at Valmiki's hermitage

Story Idea: It wasn't enough that Rama made Sita walk through fire to prove her loyalty to Rama but he has to exile her even after all of that? I want to change the story by getting rid of the rumors and instead have people talk about how happy they are that Rama and Sita, the power couple, are finally reunited. I especially want to take out the exile because if the exile never happened, Lakshmana would still be alive too! However, I want to keep the part where she has the two kids!

Sita with her children: Ram

Bibliography. "Ramayana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie, web source

Reading Notes: Ramayana PDE Part C

Hanuman and Sita

Characters in the Scene: 

Hanuman
Sita

Plot:
Hanuman finally finds Sita and convinces her that he was sent by Rama to save her by showing her Rama's ring and sympathizing with Sita. Hanuman offers to take Sita back to where Rama is but she refuses to touch any male figure unless it is Rama.

Setting: Ravana's Palace

Story Idea: I was upset that Hanuman didn't tell Rama all he had seen when he found Sita. I could change the story to where Hanuman tells Rama about the fact that Sita didn't go back with Rama because she did not want to be disloyal to Rama by touching another male figure and that she even withstood the death threats from Ravana in order to remain loyal to Rama. 

Hanuman and Sita: Quora

Bibliography. "Ramayana" from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie, web source

Review: Odysseus and Facebook

My favorite graphic this week was Odysseus and Facebook. I find the graphic a very realistic depiction of modern times and very relatable because the "now" is definitely what I do. 

Sirens vs Facebook: Shoebox

The video I found intriguing was Failing Superman. I agree that not all schools should require students to learn the same exact material at the same time in similar settings. Everyone has a different method of learning and could excel in one setting better than another person. I thought it was funny to see things from the superheroes' point of view.

Famous Last Words: Only 3 Weeks in and I'm Already Stressed

I loved that the readings this week connected episode by episode rather than being separate stories. I read both parts all at once because I did not want to stop reading. I really enjoy the story of the Ramayana because there are a lot of romantic and heroic scenes which I live for such as when Rama fell in love with Sita at first sight. I ended up waiting till the day the reading was due to actually read it which made me feel like a slacker. I never let the deadlines define when I complete the assignments. I normally always finish the assignments a week before or at least the weekend before. One of my favorite scenes was when Sita persistently demanded that she accompany Rama on his exile. Her devotion and love for him is astounding. I did try a new writing style this week by writing from the perspective of the villain. I tried to sympathize with the villain and see how things could be seen from their point of view. I enjoyed the different path I took this week with storytelling. It was interesting reading others’ stories this week because I happened to read two different stories that were based on the same original story so I got to see how that one original story could be reinterpreted in so many ways. In the human physiology class that I am a TA for, the professor always says to bring growth mindset to each class and she shares articles about growth mindset on the main canvas page so I always think about this class when I see anything about growth mindset because I was first introduced to growth mindset when I took mythology and folklore. I am dreading my multitude of exams next Friday so I plan on doing all of the assignments this weekend that are due next week. 

The Struggle: YouTube