We last left off with Hanuman finding Sita after a search
party was ordered to help Rama find his wife from Sugriva after Rama helped
defeat Vali, Sugriva’s brother. Rama and his army try and rescue Sita from the
terrible Ravana as Ravana tried to trick Sita into thinking that Rama had died.
Sita was in so much despair by this that she wished for Ravana to kill her by
her husband. Rama held a massive attack on Lanka. I can only imagine the scary
illusion of monkeys crawling the city in hopes of rescuing Sita. For some
reason the monkeys and Rama remind me of The
Jungle Book. I have no idea why, but that is in my head. Indrajit, Ravana’s
son, was a fierce warrior. He was magical and could turn invisible! He tied up
Rama and Lakshmana, and they were left to die. Ravana smugly showed Sita this
image of Rama and Lakshmana. I can only imagine what little hope she had left
just came to a crushing halt after seeing that. However, Garuda came and saved
Rama and Lakshmana and rallied the troops back!
After this, Ravana tried to trick Rama into thinking that
Sita was dead. Lakshmana kills Indrajit making Ravana furious but does not
succeed in the deed. During the battles, Indra sends Matali, a charioteer, and
Indra’s own chariot to help Rama in the fight. Rama finally defeats Ravana with
the Brahma-weapon! But, Rama detests Sita because she has been away so long
from him! Then, Sita demands that her honor be defended, only to eventually be
exiled by Rama. This is definitely not how I thought it would end. This makes
me so sad!
Author: Laura Gibbs
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