Reading Notes: Video B

Reading Notes: Video B

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Made by: Question Copyright (Channel)
Published: Oct 23, 2009

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Part B:

0:51 Dave breaks up with Nina by email when she is in New York. Her heart breaks and she burns with grief.

-Why did he break up with her?? I dont understand. I need to know.

0:55 Sita tells Rama she is pregnant. Meanwhile, a laundry man (a dhobi) beats

his wife, accusing her of being unfaithful and comparing her to Sita. 

-This is not a good part of the story it is just sad.

0:56 To protect his reputation, Rama tells his brother Lakshmana to take Sita into the forest and abandon her. The narrators debate these events.

-It is more disgrace to do that to a person. Why would that give respect? I don’t think he has virtue.

0:57 Sita, now very pregnant, sings the blues again. Lakshmana, weeping, takes her into the forest and abandons her.

-It could honestly kill her (and the child) if you send a woman cannot take care of herself because she chooses to depend on a man into the jungle. (with no money or resources.

1:00 Nina is living in Brooklyn, and she dreams about Dave.

-I really like the completely different approach to the story in a modern setting. I do not like how they depict woman in these stories.

1:01 Sita thinks it is karma from a past life that is bringing her grief. She would kill herself if she were not pregnant. Valmiki rescues her.

-I is so sad. At least the story makes you have strong emotion.

1:02 Sita sings the blues on the shore of the river.

-I bet she is blue. I wish that she was angry instead of just sad.

1:04 She gives birth to twins, Lava and Kusha. From Valmiki, they learn to sing the praises of Rama.

-She is crying about a terrible guy it would be good to make it more modern take.

1:06 Nina calls Dave in India and begs him to take her back. 

-The audio is terrifying. It sounds like a cult. It is very off putting. They could have made that sound better.

1:07 The narrators’ debate Sita's devotion to Rama.

-The boyfriend example is very relatable. She never said for the monkeys to save her. That was Rama’s choice. That blame should not be on Sita. You should not love someone who treats you so badly. It hit the nail on the head.

1:08 Sita sings the blues again, looking at Rama's picture.

-Her love for Rama is unhealthy because. Of how he treats her. I would want to portray a healthier relationship.

1:11 Rama hears the boys singing in the forest. He learns they are his sons, and they learn Rama is his father. He asks that Sita once again prove her purity.

-I hate hearing Rama talk. I could not use it.

1:12 Sita calls upon Mother Earth to prove her purity and take her back into the womb.

-She proved Rama wrong but why would her death be a good thing? That is a horrible way to end the story

1:13 Sita sings about her love for Rama one last time, and then leaves them behind.

-Rama should have been the one who died because not only did he wrongfully accuse his wife but if she had been raped that is just a horrible thing to to a person that you are supposed to love.

1:16 In New York, Nina reads the Ramayana and works on the film.

-This is a different take than I expected. I don’t understand the story and I just feel disappointed and I hope I don’t do that with any of my stories.

1:17 You see Chandra the moon god, Vishnu rubbing Lakshmi's feet (!), and the final credits roll.