Indian Epics

Rama and Sita at their wedding. ( Source ) Interesting story of Indra Is it his Vishnuness that makes Rama so perfect and holy? The horse sacrifice doesn't make much sense to me Interesting that the effect of love is constant discomfort The servant of the queen is terrible, sowing unfounded doubts Bibliography: The Ramayana, By R.K. Narayan

Hogwarts Castle, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ( Source ) I watched two videos about the power of storytelling. The first was " The Danger of a Single Story " which discussed how easy it is to form harmful stereotypes when we only see a single story of who people are, or how they live and act. When we only see stories of "the poor starving children of Africa", we may not realize that there are thriving metropolises, culture, diversity, or literature there. It is only by providing other stories that we can combat this. The second video I watched was " Imaginary Friends and Real-World Consequences: Parasocial Relationships ". This video explored our emotional attachment to fictional characters. It noted the similarities and differences between how we interact with fictional characters and certain real people, like politicians or celebrities. It further went on to explore how the emotional attachments we have to fictional characters can be levera...

Rama and Sita finally returning to their kingdom after their exile. ( Source) Ravana is so cocky So many spells, magical effects, gods invoked Ravana notes specifically that Rama couldn't be Vishnu Why did Sita have to prove her purity if no one else did? Finally get the throne back, live happily ever after Bibliography: The Ramayana, By R. K. Narayan

Hanuman fleeing after setting Ravana's Capitol on fire. ( Source ) Sudden jump to commentary instead of story telling Jumps to side stories a lot Wife of Vali, Tara, is right about it being Rama, he disregards here In contrast to Rama warning Sita, and Sita not listening to him Everyone is so in awe of Rama, even those he kills Sugreeva doesn't listen to Rama's advice, but doesn't see any real consequences Forget to describe Sita to those searching for her-lol Hanuman is OP Ravana's brother is kinda sensible, but Ravana just won't listen to him at all. Bibliography: The Ramayana, By. R. K. Narayan