The Ramayana, Changed to Convenience

By Zeke, and Lisa

 

Introduction:  Pictures: Mock Dialogue Works Cited

Introduction:

 

             Since the Ramayana was first written, it has changed forms. It started out with a written version, shadow puppetry, and a performed version ( a play ). In the traditional version, it ends with Sita throwing herself into the fire for Rama, to prove her loyalty, and he doesn't allow her back even after that. In the modernized versions of the Ramayana, which are the Ramayana Television Series, The Movie of the Ramayana, and other modernized/ animated versions of the Ramayana, the endings have changed quite a bit from the traditional end of the Ramayana. In the modernized ending of the Ramayana Rama takes Sita back after she proves herself in the trial by fire. In indian culture today, the tale of the Ramayana is greatly loved by all religions, but some believe that the modernized versions of the Ramayana are lies. Since the creation of the Ramayana, many different cultures of south asia have embraced the Ramayana due to its important lessons. In india, it's common for the older generations to embrace the traditional versions, and it's common for the newer generations to embrace the modernized versions. The reason we picked this topic, was because we thought that since the Ramayana was so popular in many cultures, it would be interesting to learn more about.

 

 

 

 Pictures:

 

                

 

 

 

 

Above left:  This shows a traditional painting from the Ramayana.                       Above Right: This is an image from the Ramayana animated movie.

This shows what you would have seen if you had lived back at the                      This is important because it shows a large contrast between the traditional, and the modern. .

time of the original being made.                                                                             I chose this picture because I feel that it bestshows a modern version of the Ramayana. 

 

 

  

 

Mock Dialogue

 

Cast List:

 

Teacher

Class

Annoying Interupting student(AIS)

Narrator

Jackson

 

[Class is sitting in their seats, the teacher enters from the door on stage left. The class aplauds on the entrance of teacher]

 

Teacher: Good morning class.

 

Class: Good morning! [Muttering]

 

Teacher: Today we are going to study a famous tal-------

 

AIS: oooo oooo, [squirms in seat, teacher gives him an annoyed look] 

 

Teacher: It is called the Ramay-----

 

AIS: The Ramayana, its like the most famous tale in the uuhhhh world....

 

Teacher: Ok, then what do you know about-----

 

AIS:  Isn't it about, like, about like, this guy named Bangladesh, or something?

 

Teacher: No. [angrily] Anyone else have any prior information about the Ramayana?

 

Jackson: The main character is Rama, who is sent into exile for fourteen years.

 

Teacher: Yes, exactly, do you know anything else about it?

 

Jackson: In the ending, Rama isn't going to take Sita back, but she proves herself to him by throwing herself into fire for him right?

 

Teacher: No, in the end, Rama doesn't take Sita back, even though she does throw herself into the fire.

 

Class: [squirms] But....thats not how I heard it.

 

Teacher: Your wrong, I'm right, that's the way the world works.

 

Class: Yes, teacher.

 

Teacher: Let me show you a clip from the Ramayana, and see how you feel about it. [class squirms]

 

 

 

 

AIS: That isn't even the Ramayana, jeeze no wonder I don't care for your name, This is the Ramayana.

 

 

 

 

Teacher: You realize you fail right?

 

AIS: I guessed as much...

 

Class: [Laughs]

 

End of dialogue

 

 

 

Works Cited

http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/Teleupanyasam/Sri-Ramayanam/Sri-Ramayana-4.html

 

 http://www.123onlinemovies.com/2007/09/ramayan-animated-hindi-movie-online.html

 

http://www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/ramay.htm

 

http://www.anothersubcontinent.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t628.html

 

 

 

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