- My heart dropped when Hanuman thought he had seen Sita living lavishly in Lanka (page 121). I was relieved to find out as Hanuman did, that it was not in fact her, and that instead Sita was still fighting against Ravana because she loves Rama too much to submit to him (page 122).
- Karma makes yet another appearance! Vibishana spared Hanuman’s life when Ravana wanted to kill him (page 123), and then when Vibishana seeks asylum with Rama, Hanmnan seeks to do the same, sparing Vibishana’s life (page 131).
- Exile is such a common theme in this epic.
- So is the bond (positive or negative) between brothers.
- I love how pretty much everyone Ravana talks to tells him that he is an idiot for handling the situation the way he did—by taking Sita while Rama and Lakshmana were alive. Even his brother Kumbakarna tells him so after he is awakened from his slumber (page 137). Of course, he was awoken only to be defeated by Rama in the battle (page 137).
- You would think that Ravana would take the hint that his case was a lost cause when even the gods turned on him in support of Rama (page 142).
- Man, that fight scene was long. Every other scene in the epic was straight to the point, but not the fight.
- Even after defeating his enemy, Rama second guesses his own honor when he believes he shot a retreating Ravana (page 147). Of course, that wasn’t the case. Even then, he tells everyone that they should think of Ravana with respect and honor and give him a proper funeral (page 147). Even after the man stole his wife and caused this huge war, Rama still treats him with respect. Man, that Rama.
- Sita literally has a trial by fire to prove that she was loyal to Rama, what a brave woman (pages 148 and 149).
- And of course, all’s well that ends well. The epic ends with Rama and Sita taking the thrones and living happily ever after.
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| Image Information: Sita in the Flames; Web Source: Wikimedia Commons |
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