King Dasharatha was another interesting read for me. To be honest, I have no idea how to pronounce
any of these people’s names and I am very unfamiliar with Indian culture. That being said, I thought this story was
very well told. I really enjoyed how it
got straight to the point and told me who King Dasharatha was. When I took the Mythology and Folklore class
last year it seemed that if we w2ere going to be introduced to a new character the
story really dragged out telling us about who the new person we were reading
about was. I like this story better
because it is way more simplistic in the fact that it gives us the character
right away and we get to learn about him with no bs. Also, how the author
described the kingdom that Dasharatha rules over uses very elegant words. I did have to re-read the story just so I could
better pronounce the names and try to understand what was being said. I have
not really ever read a story that gives such beautiful description as the story
does. I felt like I could visualize
everything in my head and was in awe of the splendor and beauty. It always seems that stories and myths never
focus on the small details but rather the larger picture. This story does the opposite and it really drew
me into the narrative.
The one thing that I did not like was that all the names
sounded kind of like a rhyme scheme, which really threw me off. I found myself rhyming the names together and
when I was doing that I had no idea where I was in the story. I think that if they were to tone down all
the names and different people it would be an easier story to follow. Overall, I
really enjoyed the story and cannot wait to read more.
King Dasharatha. (1930)
Bazaar art. Source: Wikicommons
Bibliography: Gibbs, Laura. King Dasharatha. King Dasharatha.
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