Reading Diary Part B:
Hanuman now arrived on Lanka to begin searching for
Sita. Upon searching, he shrank himself
down to an unnoticeable size and searched through every building and home. He
came across a beautiful woman who he thought was Sita, but it was Ravana’s
wife.
Hanuman then went to search one of Ravana’s favorite parks.
There he found Sita.
I was surprised when I read this part of the story. I didn’t
know what to think about how Sita would be treated. I figured that she would be
treated like a queen. I was surprised to see that this was not the case.
However, it does made sense of what Ravana is trying to do. He is using frightening
women to beat and scare her to death. Then after Ravana comes in to comfort
her. He is trying to break her into wanting Ravana. It is quite sinister and
evil if you ask me.
Another scene that interested me was the one with Ravana’s
Council. You heard different points of view from Ravana’s Council some of which
included his brothers and sons. Most of the people all agreed in favor of
Ravana, but one person (Vibishana) who was Ravana’s youngest brother disagreed
and warmed him of all his misdoings. He was told to leave, and then he went to
Rama’s camp.
The Battle raged on with the help of Vibishana. Both sides
sent messengers and tricks to try and get an advantage on the other. Both sides
spilled a lot of blood. Ravana’s side has suffered the most losing his
commander-in-chief- and his brother Indrajit.
In the end Rama won against Ravana and got Sita back. He had
one last trail to test her loyalty and she passed. They then returned home and
Rama was named king and lived in peace.
Found http://www.harekrsna.de/108rama.htm
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