Week 2 Storytelling: The Love of Sita and Rama

Love at First Sight: Sita and Rama 

Once upon a time, a beautiful woman named Sita sat in a lush garden and began to dream about her future life. She was a single woman, but she still longed for a loving husband and beautiful children. She believed in love at first sight, however, she was unsure if that special moment would ever happen in her life. When she woke up from her dream, she saw a man across the garden. He was unlike any man she had seen before. He was very masculine with a gentle, compassionate look about him. The two made eye contact and Rama walked across the garden to talk to Sita. 

As Rama made his way over, Sita felt a strong, powerful feeling come over her. Was this her love at first sight moment? Sita wanted to make sure her feeling was real. She was not going to let Rama into her heart easy. The two conversed for hours, as Rama told tales of the beats he had killed. Rama had an instant connection with Sita and continued to swoon the beautiful coquette. 

After that day in the garden, Sita could not get Rama off her mind. As days past, she longed for Rama more and more. She knew Rama was to be her husband. She felt a connection to Rama, even when he was not around. One day while at the market, Sita caught a glimpse of Rama leaving the King’s palace. From across the market, the two lovers met eye to eye, and instantly knew fait had brought them together. 

The two continued to converse, this time about more intimate, personal details. Sita asked Rama about his ideal family. Rama wanted to have strong boys to continue to defend his honor and protect the community. He wanted to have beautiful girls who grew up to be queen. Most of all, he wanted to have a loving relationship built upon trust with Sita. He wanted to love Sita with all of his heart. Sita wanted his love as well. She began to blush and threw herself into the waiting arms of Rama. 


Although Sita played hard to get in the beginning, she knew that Rama was the love of her life. The two got married, and even though Rama had been exiled from the kingdom, the two continued to love and honor their marriage, even though they were miles apart. And they lived happily ever after. 

Authors Note: Although some creative details were added, I decided to give the story a Greek theme and incorporate aspects of Rama and Sita's love life into the story. My goal was to show that long distance relationships can work if love is foundation of the relationship. 

(Rama and Sita)

Bibliography: Narayan, R.K. (1972) The Ramayana

Week 2: Reading Diary B The Golden Deer

Important Facts to the Plot
-In the previous post, Kaikeyi was in the process of betraying Rama
-Rama's punishment was unjust. Everyone supported Rama but didn't like Kaikeyi.
-Rama has a half-brother, Lakshmana, who stays by his brothers side.
-Rama's exile hurts the King.
-Kaikeyi is responsible for the empty throne.
-Everyone wants Rama to return to the throne.
-Kaikeyi has a son who is also Rama's half-brother. His name is Bharatha.
-Kaikeyi cleared the throne for her son, however, Bharatha believes that Rama should take the throne.
-Bharatha rules only until Rama's return.
-Even though Rama is in exile, he and Sita still continue their love.

Week 2: Reading Diary A: Rama and Sita

Important Characters:
-Dasaratha: King of Kosala
-Rama: Avatar of Vishnu in the flesh to defeat Ravana. Although masculine, he still has a compassionate side to him.
-Sita: Wife of Rama. Avatar of Lakshmi who is Vishnu's wife.
-Ravana: Ten headed monster.
-Kaikeyi: Wife of the King. Has a childish personality at the beginning, however, she becomes backstabbing as the story progresses.
-Kooni: servent to Kaikeyi.

Important Facts of the Story: 
-Rama, who is the incarnated form of Vishnu, is seen as hero. He is tasked with killing Thataka, a demon woman. Rama's personality and feeling are seen when he second guesses himself about killing Thataka because she is a woman.
-Rama meets Sita, who is immediately captivated by him. She is constantly described as being madly in love with Rama.
-Kooni, who is the servant to the king's wife, Kaikeyi, is an interesting character because she appears to be on Kaikeyi's side in the beginning but then turns negative.
-Kooni makes random, sneering remarks about Kaikeyi throughout the story. Kooni eventually gets in Kaikeyi's head and turns her into a cold person.