bdennisoublog: Reading Notes: Ramayama part C

I enjoyed this sections reading more than the previous. It delved more into the topic I am most interested in which is Epics Battles. This become apparent in chapters such as 47 The Armies. Here Rama is sending out his armies of monkeys and bears in search of his beloved. I think that this may make a good first chapter in my storybook. Rama gathering and sending out his army of creatures. Others chapters that interested me were chapters 57 and 58, which describe the burning and beginning of the march on Ravanas stronghold city by Rama and his army.
What I found the most useful in the reading is how much we learned about Rama and Ravana in this section. We see a new side of Rama. He is frantically searching for his Sita and is willing to do whatever it takes to find her. We see him getting frustrated with Sugriva and even hiding in ambush to dishonorably kill Vali. In the later chapters we see that he actually fears the power of Rakshasas. I think this other side of Rama will be interesting to incorporate in some of my stories, I am never a fan of the white knight hero.
Ravana is also further explored in this section and some of his weaknesses and evil are also further revealed. In chapter 53. Sita and Ravana , Ravana goes so far as to give Sita an ultimatum. If she will not marry him then she will tortured and then killed. In Chapter 56. Hanuman and Ravana, Ravanas weakness of character is further exacerbated when in his anger he wants to kill an envoy and must be talked down by his advisors. It would be interesting to do another story from Ravana's perspective and see him reacting to all these events and him struggling to handle the events of the story. This section is also a further testament to Sita and Rama's love. Sita is unwilling to break and Rama is willing to do whatever it takes to rescue her.