Reading Notes: The Divine Archer Part B

Ravana, the Ten Headed Demon South India, 18th century AD., Wikicommons

The Divine Archer:

  • The story begins by immediately jumping into the action of the birth of the four children
  • The word choice is great, it is very descriptive, for instance the silverware and jewels are noted 
  • The sun is also used as imagery to how beautiful the scene is as it plays a role that almost casts a divine image over the town
  • Rama's beginnings are also slightly different as he is not whisked away at an early age and he kind of has a childhood where he plays
  • Rama is also a very fast learner, which was not really noted in the Ramayana but it does fall in line with his character
  • Again the imagery is very detailed in describing not only features but emotions
  • I also enjoyed how the story was coherent as it was continuous story and not just a few strung together
  • The story is still broken into chapters but to reiterate the breaks are more reasonable as the next chapter picks up in logical places
  • The length is about the same but I feel the details are better

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