Idea: I want the setting to be in a counselor's office or something after the Ramayana ends, where he is said to become "pure of heart." Here, he will recount the reasons why he stole Sita and it will be for a reason that others can sympathize with. Maybe have it as how his current wife was an arranged marriage while he wanted to believe in true love instead? Or that instead of him lusting after Sita, he was enraptured by her talent in singing and wanted her to sing for him (for all of time)?
Research:
- Ravana was a half-Brahmin and half-demon
- His name means "one who screams" because he lets out blood-curdling screams when in agony
- He was a stupendous fighter and an expert in astrology
- He sought immortality and sought thousands of years of penance
- He acquired a boon from Lord Brahma in that no god or demon could ever kill him
- He is a devotee of Lord Shiva
- he cut one of his heads off every year to show his devotion to Shiva
- shiva later accepted his devotion when all except one of his heads was cut off
Sources: https://wiralfeed.wordpress.com/2015/11/08/facts-about-ravana/
Digital drawing of Ravana.
Source: WiralFeed Blogspot.
Hi Michelle, it looks like you have a really great story outlined for next week. I think your main concept of shedding more light on Ravana and his past and reasoning for taking Sita could be really interesting. I had automatically written off Ravana as an evil character not capable of doing any good so I am excited to read what you come up with next week!
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ReplyDeleteI like how much research you have done for your story this next week. The fact you want to focus more on Ravana is great and brings a different aspect to the story that I have not seen anyone else do in the class. I also like how you take your background in psychology to write a story where the plot is in a counselors office. You will be able to use that to allow for more of a realistic story.