In Sita Sings The Blues The director shows the ancient myth of Valmiki’s Ramayana through the lens of Sita. The audience is able to see Sitas’ rejection and how it affects her. The story also ties in a modern-day story of a woman being rejected by her spouse. The film switches back between a modern-day relationship in San Francisco and the ancient myth. By doing this it makes the myth more relatable to modern day people. In the very begging of the film we see a young couple in San Francisco participating
exiled for 14 years. His brother Lakshman and his wife Sita join him in exile. While living a simple life in the jungle Sita is captured by Ravana and taken to Lanka. Rama with the aid of Lakshman & Hanuman form an army to save Sita. Ravana tries to persuade Sita to marry him but she refuses. Rama’s army in the end defeat Ravana and Rama takes his place as king of Ayodhya. On might consider Rama to be the most important character but Sita is the most crucial character in the story. This paper
connects more to our situations stories. Even now, modern writers, write and direct movies which can relate to not just Indian but foreign audiences too like the short film like, “Sita
Sita as the Hidden Hero of Ramayana Valmiki's Ramayana was written around 300 B.C.E. (Carrier 207). Typically, the character of Rama is seen as the hero and the character of Sita is seen as the hero's wife. In this essay, I will compare Sita's journey of capture and inner growth with the "save the kingdom" journey of Rama, show how the two correlate, and eventually connect in the influential chastity scene. I will also prove that Sita is the "hidden hero" of this epic even though she is seen
The film “Sita Sings the Blues” and “Ramayana the Epic” are two versions of the Ramayana but were portrayed in different ways. “Sita Sings the Blues” was presented by Nina Paley based on Valmiki 's version of the Ramayana and she showed the side that many people don 't know and fail to accept about the Ramayana, Sitas side of the story. She doesn 't portray Rama to be the ideal husband although he goes through the trouble of saving Sita. In the film “Sita Sings the Blues” Nina Paley did not show
Rama is the prevailing hero and Sita is his wife who accompanies him on his exile, until she is stolen from him by Ravana. She is eventually recovered, but this is only a small part of a larger and more inspiring story. In Nina Paley’s interpretation, the story focuses primarily on Sita and her emotional traumas during her capture and recovery, which were represented quite differently in the film than in the book. It is important to note that in The Ramayana Sita played a much smaller role in the
woman” of a different era. Sita, wife of Lord Rama, embraces the harsh treatment and humiliation as a woman from society while staying utterly faithful and honest. On the other hand, Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas, challenges the male gender and revolts against all mortification. Throughout Indian literature, the gender divide proposes these two bold iconic figures in different ways as some may say Sita represents olden times and Draupadi represents more modern times. Sita demonstrate a more conservative
most women in life and literature are objectified and powerless, Sita, the wife of Rama in the Indian epic, Ramayana, proves to be a woman who exercises control over her own destiny. By rejecting physical limitations placed upon ordinary women, speaking her mind, and proving herself to be a capable, independent mother, Princess Sita breaks free from the confines of many traditional Indian female stereotypes. Early on in the epic, Sita challenges the stereotypical expectation that Indian women should
Greed invites other sins such as lust, adultery, envy and theft, which lead people away from their moral compass and into a life of calamity and dissatisfaction. Often, greed overtakes humans and as they are too weak to withstand their temptations, they go to great lengths to try to fulfill their wants. A compilation of Chinese poems titled Tao Te Ching written by Laozi, illuminate how greed is a precipitate to things that go awry in life. As seen through the scope of the Tao Te Ching, various events
Have you ever wondered what the seemingly different societies of the Anglo-Saxons, ancient Greeks, and ancient Indians have in common? All three of these societies wrote epics that use the concept of a monomyth in the various stages through their stories. According to the American mythologist Joseph Campbell “The standard path of the mythological of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rights of passage…” (Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth) is a monomyth. Different parts of a monomyth
‘originality’ for Ramayana depends where you stand as a believer or as someone not involved in the religion, but has a scholarly knowledge on the history of Ramayana. Still, I appreciate the attempt of the comic book Ramayana Reloaded and the movie Sita sings the Blues to make the story sound more fancy and entertaining, because over the course of generations,
Particularly, the texts focus on the relationships between the main characters and the religion, as well as the main character and their familial ties. In The Odyssey, there is Athena and Odysseus while in Ramayana, there is Rama and Sita. Both Athena and Sita represent the idealistic woman which base their actions and thoughts off of their emotions. Whereas Odysseus and Rama, their characters’ roles represent the ideal status of a male figure in the authors’ society and the man’s role between
Vishnu, and Shiva). He takes revenge from Ram and Lakshmana for cutting the nose of his sister Shurpanakha by kidnaping Rama’s wife, Sita. As I was saying earlier, Lakshmana being naïve and listening to Sita’s request left her vulnerable to be kidnapped by Ravana (King of Lanka). It all happened because he disguised himself as a poor beggar and was able to take Sita captive as she passes the Lakshmana
Ramayana and the concept of Lust Ramayana by R.K. Narayana is an epic tale of the protector god Vishnu in his human form as Rama. Ramayana is not just a story about Rama’s journey to abolish evil but it also deals with conquering the five fold evils and reaching a higher level of one’s own spirituality. Lust is one of the main fold evils and is a very common subject in the epic tale. In many instances and situations, Rama conquers it to save many lives including his own. First, Rama learns about
Epics are typically poems that provide accounts of heroic feats. Many works exist today, but some date back thousands of years. Those which have lasted through time have done so because they have some appeal to humankind. Heroes are the main characters and the focus of epics. They are set apart from others. They typically have some of these characteristics: born noble, of unusual circumstances, or of divine conception; performs one or more incredible feats; is a brave and fearsome warrior; combats
The Ramayana existed in only the oral tradition as far back as 1,500 BC, but in the fourth century BC is generally accepted as the date of its composition in Sanskrit. The collection of poems recounts the tales of Prince Rama and his wife Sita. These collections of kavya’s, or poems, are said to have laid the ground work for what is now known as Hinduism. The seven poems found in the Ramayana are ones that teach a moral or spiritual lesson. One of the principles of Hinduism is having
pieces of literature that portray this claim profoundly, but one of the best demonstrations lies within the covers of an epic poem that is of grave importance to the Hindu people. The Ramayana illustrates thoroughly that husband and wife, Rama and Sita, will stay true and committed to each other through any hard time that the couple may experience. Through
The Ramayana beyond the last excerpt from “Chapter 10- Across the ocean” (Narayana 2006, 231) from Sita’s perspective. This is when Hanuman has returned with the news that he found Sita under Ravana’s domination in Lanka. Rama, Lakshmana, Sugriva and Hanuman then decide to go across the ocean to rescue abandoned Sita and to kill her kidnapper. I chose to symbolize
Rama’s tale is from the Indian tale of Ramayana Of Valmiki, a story about India’s ideal prince that is an incarnation of Vishnu, who follows his dharma. It’s an adventurous tale of how Rama goes off to look for his lover, Sita who has been kidnapped. In the story, the dharma is referenced throughout Ramayana of Valmiki. The Dharma is one of India’s important rules to follow in Hinduism. It is what the people believed in as their cosmic order of life, if they are good, then they would follow the path
The Ramayana is an epic story that provides many insights into the values of ideology, duty, relationship, and karma. It is known to be part of the sacred literature for the Hindus not only because it speaks of the meaning of life, but it also provides a spiritual meaning and wisdom. Nevertheless, this story contains several life lessons for a variety of situations, which is appropriate for both an adult and young audience. Although values of ideology are an underlying theme present in the epic,