Reading Notes, Sita Sings the Blues Part A

  Bibliography: Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues, http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2015/05/week-1-of-1-paleys-sita-sings-blues-b.html

-Lakshmi rises from the sea, Shiva in a ring of fire while Brahma, Lakshmi and Vishnu rest on Shesha. 

-Surya (Sun God), Chandra (Moon God), Bhumi (Earth Goddess)

-Dave, Nina's bf, got a job in India. (San Fran)

-King Dasharatha has 4 sons and 3 wives. Sita is Rama's wife.

-Nina says bye to her bf (San Fran)

-Ravana steals Sita. Some say Ravana is a good king, but others don't agree. Ravana was the king of Sri Lanka, and an land bridge connecting India to the island.

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Surpanakha is Ravana's sister. Angry at Rama, Surpanakha tells Ravana about Sita. Maricha tells Ravana to leave Sita alone but Ravana commands Maricha to become a golden deer to distract Rama so he can grab Sita.

-Sita sings about her love for Rama but Ravana abducts Sita. Sita drops jewelry for a sign and Rama seeks her in the forest

-Vishnu incarnates as Hanuman. Rama and Hanuman become allies and sends Hanuman to look for Sita. Sita gets held captive in Lanka and really wants Rama.

-Nina goes to India and Rama leads a monkey army to Lanka to find Sita

-Sita and Rama are reunitied but Sita rejects her because she lived in another mans house so he doesn't want anything to do with her.

-Sita sings the blues while she undergoes a test by fire, protected by Agni the fire god. Sita sings the blues again: if you want the rainbow, you must have the rain. (I felt as if i needed these in my notes so I copied them)



"Sita Sings The Blues"

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