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Reading Notes Part A: Ramayana

 


This week's reading was super interesting! I tried to get ahead a little bit, but it is a lot harder than I give myself credit for. I think that part A of the public domain Ramayana is super interesting and packed full of some really good stories. My favorite story from this set was "Crossing the River". Although I do not have a distinct reason for why it is my favorite, it seems like it is packed with a lot of information and lore. The entirety of part A is very good and full of inspiration for my storybook, however, the taste of what I got in my Myth/folklore class, I do not remember it being my favorite of the stories. The stories are short, even though there are twenty of them in this section, they are a pretty quick read. My favorite part of all of the stories is that there are hyperlinks to each term if they are unfamiliar with our vocabulary. I think the fact that they are each link contains more information about the topic really connected me to the reading even more and helped me to understand the lore on a deeper level. 


Image Information: Rama and Lakshmana Fight Maricha and Subahu The Freer Ramayana, circa 1600
(Wikimedia)

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