Love is in the air.
I ended up choosing the book option of The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan and reading part A pages 1-53. I liked that in the book before the actual story begins there is a "List of Characters" section. It helps keep the different characters in order since some of the names are similar. The start of the story we learn how Dasaratha was able to conceive his boys and why Vishnu reincarnate into to Rama so that he can defeat Ravana. The book briefly discusses the four brothers as they grow up in the palace, but we do not get very much information about the boys when they are younger (p. 6). I think a story could be created that discussed the four brothers growing up in the palace and how they acted as children. We know that Rama and Lakshmana are very close but did something happen when they were young that made these boys become such close friends. As the book progresses, we follow Rama, Lakshmana, and Viswamithra as they travel learning about different demons and Rama then defeating them. Another possible rewrite is that each of these stories; Thataka (p. 11), Mahabali (p. 13), Ganga (p. 16), and Ahalya (p. 19), are not given complete stories. They are small synopsis that could have more detail. The main story that I would love to rewrite and possibly add to my final project was when Sita and Rama first see each other (p. 23). This seems to be the first "love at first sight" story ever told. I would love to recreate the tale to where the characters are more modern. Sita and Rama could still experience there "love at first sight" but at a mall. While Sita is hanging out with friends in an upstairs food court, Rama is with brother Lakshmana as they follow their new employer Viswamithra teaching them the ends and outs of mall security. Each of them would go home that night and journal about the most beautiful person they had laid eyes on that day, unable to sleep.
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Image: Sita and Rama sitting together. Source: flickr by Infinite Eyes
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