Reading Diary A

This starts out different than the last version we read. There is a lot more background on the gods and the description is more in depth.

So they are calling him Rama in heaven, I thought that was his human name.

A lot more Ravana in this version, this is good because it shows that the gods were scared of him and why Rama took human form. The backstory to this version is really improtant.

On earth the events seem to fall into place with the last version. Rama's father sends him with the sage.
Some of the dialouge at the point is exactly the same.

What happened to the Mother Demon and her two son's.

There is a lot more of the back and forth in the story telling, it is almost as if Rama is kind of a secondary character because the story seems to be more concerned with the exploits of others. Obviously Rama is not a secondary character but it reminds me of the stories of Arthur because though Arthur's presence is felt he is very sparringly used.

The Sita and Rama love story is told better in this version, even the story of Rama breaking the bow is clearer, in the last version they kept mentioning rama breaking the bow but when I first read it i did not get that image, I had to read it a number of times. In this version the bow breaking came across the first read.

This version of the kings choosing a successor is basically the same. Though it seems like there is less outcry for Rama when he leaves, by that I mean that the guards try to stop him but it is just because they are commanded to do so. Still much more information than the other version.

I think this version is more of a novel and the other version is more of an attempt to carry on the Oral story telling tradition.