Indian Epics

In The Danger of a Single Story , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recalls encounters in her life of the danger of a single story. Adichie recalls seeing only one side of the story when she met her houseboy’s family. Then later, her college roommate only saw one side of the story by pitying Adichie before even getting to know her. Adichie went to college in America and her roommate was surprised she spoke English well and listened to Mariah Carey. The overall message of this speech is to know both sides of the story. Making judgements before knowing the full story creates prejudice and sometimes discrimination. This speech may relate to my research for me to be open minded to the new information that I discover. Power relates to a “a single story” because that is what a story is dependent on. Whoever says the story has the power to change and pass it along to the people who listen to the story. In Imaginary Friends and Real-World Consequences: Parasocial Relationships , Jennifer Barnes t...

In  Ramayana  by Public Domain Editions, I have noticed beautiful sentences throughout the story.  A sentence that caught my eye was, "the earth and the sea were immediately convulsed, and darkness covered the heavens; lightning flashed and thunder bellowed aloud; the mountains began to break in pieces ". In this sentence the use of personification brings the scene to life.  Also the details helps with the visualization of the scene. For example,  "then the King of Ocean vanished amidst the waves and the heavens brightened again". I can clearly see that image in my head. In the future I will try and incorporate the use of personification and details to bring my story to life. There is also a common motif in this story. It is deceit. In Rama Attacks Ravana uses his powers to trick Sita. Ravana told Sita that Rama was dead. A rakshasi even brought a bow and a head that looked like Rama's. However, Sita figured out that it was one of Ravana's tricks when Rava...

In  Ramayana  by Public Domain Editions, I am focusing my notes on the story of Sampati and Jatayu. Jatayu and Sampati are brothers who are birds. In the previous chapters of Ramayana, Jatayu made an appearance. When Jatayu sees Ravana kidnap Sita, Jatayu attempts to rescue her. However after Jatayu's noble battle with Ravana, Jatayu laid wounded in defeat. Jatayu soon passed away after Rama found him. He let Rama know what direction Ravana took Sita.  The two bird brothers lived in the Himalayas. They would compete with each other by racing. However, one day Jatayu flew too high and the sun caused him to pass out. Sampati used his wings to protect his brother from the scorching sun. However, Sampati's wings burned and he was unable to fly. Sampati landed in Mount Vindhya where a Saint Nishakara looked at him with pity and passed by. However,  Saint Nishakara  came out to talk to Sampati. Sampati asked for death, but  Saint Nishakara  said that him b...