Reading Notes: Public Domain Ramayana, Part A

        Out of all of the aspects included in this story, I loved the incorporation of nature. Throughout the individual stories, there are many mentioning of the sun, mountains, the moon, earth, nature, flowers, animals, and groves. The relation between human, gods, and spirits are very interesting. I would love to write a story about nature itself going through some sort of transition. It may include having humans, who are unhappy with their lives look to nature to find meaning. But changing the perspective, run two parallel stories (1) what the humans believe nature is telling them and (2) what nature is trying to communicate. Depending on the different situations that we are in, we can interpret different signals to mean something different than their original intention.
        One important aspect to include are plenty of descriptive words. Throughout these stories, the way that the streams, meadows, and flowers were described really made me feel more connected to the story. It is one thing to just be able to describe an event or story, but it is another to make the audience feel. I would also consider bringing in this aspect of how beauty in both art and nature causes one to feel emotions that are usually sparked by other events. As science and technology advances, many move away from the arts. While it is very common to have a favorite movie or preferred Netflix series, it is uncommon for people my age to have a favorite play, novel, artist, or particular piece of art. I hope to draw on this as my story telling progresses.

Ganesha Painting Collection by Raghuraman Image Link

Bibliography: Public Domain Ramayana: Link to read online