Thursday, September 24, 2020

Reading Notes... Divine Archer Part B

 The second portion of the reading "The Divine Archer" by F.J. Gould was short and packed with interesting details about characters and plot. For example we discovered Hanuman's ability to shape shift, which many people found fascinating. Many other actions take place such as the battle between Sugriva and his brother Vali. Rama enters the scene to kill Vali with an arrow. Hanuman is able to make a play and track down Sita in Lanka. Hanuman witnesses Sita have a conversation with Ravana, the trickster. Hanuman finds Sita and informs her that Rama is looking for her. Eventually the two sides end up at war with each other. Rama is able to gather an army and force his way into Lanka. Hanuman joins the army in order to help, as he surely was when he saved Lakshmana's life. Rama is faced with the help of Indra and he was given a plethora of weapons. Rama is able to defeat Ravana and Sita was proven innocent the whole time. It was an ideal ending to the story, and was very much predictable. Once again the voice of the common people made Sita get exiled due to her statue of innocence. Sita leaves the kingdom to give birth to two boys. who meets Rama as he understands his mistakes. 


Bibliography

"The Divine Archer" (1911) by F.J. Gould.


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