I think one of my favorite part of the William Buck's
Ramayana was the section of Hanuman and how loyal he was to Rama. In my reading diary
Week 6 Reading Diary, I discussed a lot about Hanuman's character and how clever he was to hep Rama. I think his character is very valuable in the story just because without him, Rama wouldn't be able to accomplish his mission to find Sita. Throughout the book I had questioned the character of Rama, whether he is as noble and brave the myth described him. However, in my opinion I am not fond of his character. Even though he is the protagonist and the tale saw him as a brave god. I viewed differently. He is not powerful if it wasn't for Hanuman and his animal friends, he wouldn't be able to slay Ravana and most importantly the fact that he abandoned Sita while she was pregnant
Week 7 Reading Diary. That part of the book really shocked me because he worked so hard to get her back and then left her because of a few rumors? Rama the "brave god" is scared of some little rumor? Not to mention that he wasted his friends time in helping him save Sita. I would be so angry with Rama if I was Hanuman. Rama is selfish and only cared about his reputation and how others would see him.
Obviously, I didn't enjoy Rama's character but I did enjoy reading Buck's version of the book better. I thought it was more clear and detailed. I can understand the words better and it helped with my reading posts. I used a lot of my reading diaries to help me with my storytelling and not only that but his version of the book gave a lot of details especially about Ravana that I find it fascinating to read about.
I absolutely loved Buck's version. The imagery is so vivid and there are so many more details and background involved in his version. I am not a big fan of Rama either. As a matter of fact, his character disgusts me. He was a coward and undeserving of Sita's love and faithfulness. The fact that he abandons her because of rumors is awful, but by not even telling her in person what was going to happen makes it worse. I thought to myself while reading that part of the, "Sita would have been better off with Ravana. He would have given her anything and wouldn't abandon her like Rama."
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