ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Axial Age, Ravana
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Middle of book 3 near end of 14 years exile. Conflict ensues as sita is abducted by ravana. Book 3 ends banks of pampas river. They bathe in river, rama"s anger turns from anger to grief to longing, over sita"s abduction. *after exile, rama had to counsel lakshmana in his anger now tables are turned pg. Parallel to odysseus rama"s grief and longing for sita // Odyssey longing for home and penelope are one (errand to return to penelope is entwined with errand to return home) Rama longing for home is separate from longing for sita (errand to find sita precedes errand to return home) Sita"s silk clothing//rama"s kshatriya weapon: silk is what wives of kshatriyas wear. Gilgamesh and enkidu wandering journey with a brother-like figure, leaving women. Rama and sita wandering journey with wife, deepening their relationship together as hermits.
