Narayan's Ramayana, Reading Guide C.
Ch. 6 Vali
I am fascinated by the wife of Vali and Sugreeva, Tara. her struggles are not highlighted and I would love to give her a voice. How did she feel when Vali came back and took her as his own? How did she come to love Vali? Was it forced or natural? How did she feel when Vali died? Did she return to Sugreeva? Did she hate Sugreeva for killing Vali? Did she hate Vali for banishing Sugreeva? These are all questions I asked while reading this story and would love to answer them.
(Tara crying, holding Vali's dying body. Found on Wikipedia.)
I am also interested in Vali's side of the story. Vali was made into the "bad guy" but did he really do anything wrong? He misunderstood the situation but what if the story was told from his perspective? Wouldn't he be in the right and Sugreeva was the terrible, power seeking brother? It would be fun to write this story as if Sugreeva was the bad guy in this misunderstanding and see how the sentiments would change.
It would be fun to retell one of these stories in a different way. I could see retelling some of these stories as if they were normal people in the present day or maybe giving it a theme like a space mission or a vampire story. These are just some ideas but maybe I'll expand on that more in the future
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