Reading Notes B: Rama's sorrow - pat's view

Once again, Dharma's version of The Ramayana is way better than R.K. Narayan's version. Pertaining to the depth of the character, whereas in Narayan's version, the author really just explained what happened quite dryly and then moves on, Dharma actually focuses on the anguish and hurt that the character's face.
Specifically, I really like the part where Rama realized that Sita is missing. Having realized his mistake, the author describes Rama running and crying all over. The author even went as far as to assess that if Sita were to be dead, Rama would surely want to kill himself. Such scenes of grief portray Rama less as a deity and more of a human being. The mood of human weight really fits well and connects with me.

Then again, I wouldn't know too much. I am made of wood afterall~

- pat


taken from sagarworld

bibliography:

The Ramayana by Krishna Dharma