Looking back over the past seven weeks at my reading diaries, I feel like my entries in the beginning were a bit more detailed than my past few entries. This may be because Narayan's tales of the Ramayana were my first exposure to Rama's Epics and I jotted down more of an outline because all of it was so new and I didn't feel the need to be as detailed when reading Buck. Also, I was probably able to add more to the Reading Diaries at the beginning of the semester because I was not super busy with other classes.
I really like that there are Reading Guides that go along with the class readings because I feel that they can really help students get the main idea of a section. One of the past readings that has stayed with is the battle with Ravana. That part really was the climax of the epic and so much was going on so it was very entertaining to read. I feel that this part of the epic was not long enough whereas in other parts (like Rama's journey into exile) went on way too long!
This image of Rama and Sita at their wedding has definitely been one of my favorites. I love all of flowers and they contrast well with the earth toned walls and background in the picture. It's just so beautiful I wish there were more photos of them with these colors!!!!
(Image Information: Picture of Sita and Rama at their wedding from Wikipedia.)
Hi Jenny! I agree with you on helpful the reading guides have been, especially if a certain part of the story does not make sense it is nice to have a guide to reference. I was also more articulate in the start of my reading diaries as well! Buck's version was a lot more detailed too, but had the basis of the train of events as the Narayan did. Best of luck for the rest of your semester! I also love your image you chose.
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