Sugriva fights Vali and Rama kills him by using an arrow.
The search for Sita begins. Rama gives Hanuman his ring. Hanuman meets a
vulture who gives them word that Sita is in Lanka. Hanuman jumps there over a
huge monster. Hanuman meets Vibishana, a supporter of Rama despite being
related to Ravana. Hanuman watches SIta as she rejects Ravana. Hanuman gives
Sita Rama’s ring. He tells Sita that Rama is coming and he is captured by
demons and brought to Ravana. Hanuman’s tail is set on fire. As a result, he
grows it to enormous size and the city of Lanka catches on fire. Hanuman then
returns to Rama’s camp. Ravana is urged by his allies to make peace with Rama,
but, instead, he goes to war. Rama shoots an arrow that knocks off Ravana’s
crown. After days of combat, Rama and Ravana finally do battle. Rama slays him
with Indra’s bow. Sita has to prove her fidelity. Later, it is revealed that
Rama has two sons. Sita again proves her fidelity.
This
section of the reading provides an opportunity for a larger scaled story that
spans more time, rather than a side story. A similar story could be told of a
hero trying to find his captured lover and defeating her captor. This story
would take much more detail to set up the characters and might be a bit beyond
the scope of a writing assignment, however. Other ideas include a story about
how Sita feels in regards to having to prove her fidelity on multiple occasions.
Using Sita’s point of view could be an interesting take on the story. Perhaps
she is upset that she must prove her fidelity and feels that Rama does not
trust her as he should. Maybe more of the inner-workings of their relationship
could be told in a story such as this.
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