I have to admit that when I first saw that we were going to read The Ramayana I thought I was going to be bored and confused out of my mind. Just the title of it seemed old and confusing but I am glad I did not give up on it because it actually turned out to be one of the most interesting stories we read this semester probably in my top three. Although I do not entirely see Rama as a superhero I definitely think he has more qualities than Beowulf, Achellies, Oedipus, or Gilgamesh. The story as a whole was also more of a superhero story than that of those characters mentioned above.
One characteristic I really liked about Rama was the way he accepted his fate and the way he listened to his father. If it were anyone else, including me, they would have fought and complained for essentially being ripped apart from what was rightfully theirs. I think that is something a superhero would do, if it is not hurting or harming anyone just simply walk away and let things happen as they should.
Another thing I liked was that there were actual demons and monsters that Rama had to fight. I think that a true villain makes a true superhero and there were many villains in this story Rama fought off that made him super heroic. I don’t know why but when reading the story Harry Potter kept popping into my head. I guess it was all the fights in the forest and fighting off demons; there was a also a very whimsical sense to it which is probably one of the reasons I liked so much.
I also liked the fact that Rama was doing the main thing that I think a superhero should be doing; everything he did, he did for the greater good of his people. I know that my blog about Beowulf I said I didn’t consider him a superhero and I don’t even though he too was doing everything to protect his people. It was just the way Rama carried himself that put him into that superhero section for me. I think that it is necessary to do great things and be respected for doing those things that really marks someone as a superhero. Rama I can respect for his demeanor; Beowulf’s cockiness I can’t but in the end both stories were really entertaining to read.
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