our two greatest women of epics Goddess Sita and Draupadi. I would like to draw attention towards that how different they were yet they were similar. One daughter was wanted and other was unwanted for the father,Draupadi just erupted from fire her father just wanted a son. One erupted from fire full grown, Draupadi a woman who hasn’t experienced childhood. She had to suffer because of her husbands. Goddess Sita was saved by her husband. Like Goddess Sita Draupadi was also reincarnation of several
In the film, Sita Sings the Blues, Nina Paley is able to retell the Ramayana through a modern retelling paralleling a cartoon that depicts the famous epic. By using cartoons Paley makes the story of Rama and Sita more relatable for viewers. Viewers are really able to connect with how women are treated by portraying Sita and also Nina. The music of Annette Hanshaw is used in the musical scenes of the movie. The purpose of Sita Sings the Blues is for people in today’s society to be able to understand
The film, Sita Sings the Blues, by Paley implies women in India are often times faced with minimal access to autonomy, due to a tradition that upholds the patriarchal household standard, male supremacy, or male dominance. Paley illustrates Rama, the “Hero,” with exaggerated features that make him a lot buffer than men in reality (39:58). His overwhelmingly muscular biceps enable him to turn a tree into blocks of wood, conveniently by shooting a bow and arrow. Paley is undertaking the culturally accepted
our two greatest women of epics Goddess Sita and Draupadi. I would like to draw attention towards that how different they were yet they were similar. One daughter was wanted and other was unwanted for the father,Draupadi just erupted from fire her father just wanted a son. One erupted from fire full grown, Draupadi a woman who hasn’t experienced childhood. She had to suffer because of her husbands. Goddess Sita was saved by her husband. Like Goddess Sita Draupadi was also reincarnation of several
Sita in Ramayana is patrayed as a harmonious character with the embodiment of beauty, charm and kindness. Her tenderness of heart and abundance of compassion for her faily and friends is quiet evident in most of the chapters. Her endurance and fidelity constantly helped her assert her life and rules. She is considered as an overly submissive to the unquestioning subordination to the demand of her husband. she committed her whole life and died for her husband. Sita as an assertor had
Sita Sings the Blues In ‘Sita Sings the Blues’, the Ramayana is portrayed in a modern, transcultural representation. The Ramayana is a story that has been told for thousands of years and is one of the two great Indian epics. The film is created by Nina Paley, it is an animated movie that is her own representation of the Ramayana. Paley even created a character that was a depiction of herself in the film. The film had many connections to Indian culture and the Ramayana, and also was very modernized
Abstract: Sita is the only woman who captures the attention of readers and audience in the Indian epic poem Ramayana. Sita has been interpreted several times for the way her life had been. She is born of the earth and gets consumed by the earth. Sita’s biological parents are not known. But the mother of Sita is a God. While living the life of a human, this God incarnate figure of Goddess Lakshmi is the foster daughter of King Janaka who takes care of her and brings her up with all the love and care
Valmiki and Sita Sings the Blues The epic story of Rama and Sita, as portrayed by Valmiki’s Ramayana and the modern day film Sita sings the Blues are two different versions of the same story which contain several contrasts as well as similarities. The Ramayana is the ancient version which was written by a sage named Valmiki in 550 B.C.E, featuring a love story between an ideal prince and an ideal woman. It outlines the adventures of Rama in his journey to find his abducted wife Sita. Rama is portrayed
Awana 1 Sita as a recurring symbol of Indian mythology; An Analysis of Devdutt Pattanaik's Sita Introduction to the character of 'Sita': Sita is the central female character of the great Hindu epic Ramayana. She is referred as the daughter of mother earth and described as the adopted daughter of King Janaka . In contemporary Hindu culture she is often associated to the symbol of purity and courage.In her youth she marries Ram the prince of Ayodhaya and soon after her marriage she goes to the exile
The Ramayana and Sita Sings The Blues Art is a form of expression that lives on for centuries but changes in interpretation over time. What may be relevant in this time period may make no sense to the upcoming generations. Nina Paley’s film "Sita Sings the Blues" brings two cultures, traditions, values and time periods together to convey her message and bring relevance of her art across many cultures and generations. The Ramayana by Valmiki on the other hand is a very traditional epic which depicts