My favorite character from this reading assignment was Hanuman. He is so wise and dedicated, and he doesn’t ever give up on helping Rama. And the author frequently mentions his amazing powers, but he is still very humble. I know from my Week 2 Topics Brainstorm research that Hanuman is a super important character in the Ramayana. I also know we’ll read about him again in Mahabharata.
I also really liked Sampathi and Jambavan. They don’t appear a lot in the reading, but I think they’re vital to the story. Sampathi’s aid was invaluable; Hanuman may never have found Sita without the information he gave him. And Jambavan helped him realize his power to cross the sea to Lanka, so that Hanuman could actually get to her. The rescue seems sort of hopeless until they show up, but their assistance really reinvigorates the plot. They are very necessary and helpful characters.
One part of the reading that really caught my attention was Hanuman and Angada’s brief journey underground (131-132). Described with such brevity—only a couple of paragraphs—the two discover an incredible city below the surface with only a single inhabitant, a woman who had been a goddess but was doomed to stay there alone until she was found. And then they leave. I think it would be neat for the Storytelling assignment this week to elaborate on this story because it’s definitely interesting enough to expand it.
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