The story continues with Hanuman searching for Sita and transforming into different sizes in order to cross the ocean to Lanka. Then he spotted Sita and managed to tell her that Rama is still alive and looking for her. I really adore Hanuman's character even more than Rama. Hanuman is selfless and loyal to Rama and would do practically anything to help him. I thought it was interesting when all the animals decided to build a bridge in order to help Rama rescue Sita. Yet when Rama finally battled with Ravana and won, he had to test Sita to see if she's pure or not. Throughout the story, I feel bad for Sita because she's the helpless one. Sita was abducted and when her love finally saved her, she had to be tested if she was pure? So with all the hard work from the animals and the battles they went through, if Sita wasn't pure would Rama leave her? Then when she has proven that she is pure, he finally takes her in? What about all the grief she went through? Maybe I'm being too opinionated but the test for Sita was unfair because it wasn't her fault she was kidnapped. The battle between Rama and Ravana was quite intense, although I do not see why Rama wouldn't strike the opponent when he fainted but he finished the job anyways. I guess Rama wanted a fair fight.
(Rama and Ravana's Battle) Source: Rama and Ravana
My favorite character throughout this book would definitely be Hanuman because he is a such a humble god. His selfless deeds and dedication to Rama would make him a great king, not Rama. For my storybook, I might want to change the part of Rama becoming king and Hanuman instead. I've thought about several different versions and making Sita have a happy ending since in the original story she had so much grief.
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