Friday, April 17, 2015

Week 13 Extra Reading Diary: Raja Rasalu

Raja Rasalu

  • It seems to be a common motif that there is one good wife/mother and one bad wife/mother. Maybe this is why monogamy works...
  • Raja Rasalu's followers are a big contrast to Rama's followers: they are few in number and are frightened by his power, not in awe of it
  • I don't quite understand why the guards and old woman won't readily allow Rasalu to go in place of the son to be sacrificed to the giant. What do they care who it is?
    • giants being fought - always reminds me of the stories of knights of King Arthur. I took an Arthurian literature class and read tons of these stories
Raja Rasalu bringing the sacrifices to the giant (Source)
  • Sooo Raja Rasalu isn't really doing much to fight the giants. They're just running away from him in fear. This should be rewritten to be more interesting
  • These are the dumbest giants ever, although giants usually are dumb in stories
  • So he just wanted to see if the Queen was really as beautiful as everyone had said? Doesn't want to marry her or anything? This guy is a strange character for sure. I imagine the queen became love sick, like Sita when she saw Rama. 
  • Oh okay so he just kind of FELT like being a king and took this kingdom from someone else?? Who the hell is this guy! 
  • Raja Rasalu kind of seems like a wizard. He did just bring a guy to life like it was nothing
  • Hmmm interesting. Magic dice made of graveyard bones. That could be a story somehow
  • A guy has to pass the approval of 69 of this girls closest relatives? Psh, sounds like my family. 
  • I gotta say, he's realllly not doing a great job of sucking up to these sisters

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