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week two reading overview

Of the two readings, I am choosing to read Ramayana Online: Public Domain Edition. The main reason pushing me to read this version is the fact that it's free, but also the fact that there's an audio version. I love listening to audiobooks! Not only those two factors, but I think it will be interesting to see the graphics and different  styles of the various authors within the work. 


(Image information: Ramayana photo obtained
from Reading Guides)

For my two comic books, I am interested in Saraswati: Stories of the Goddess of Wisdom and Savitri: The Perfect Wife. I chose these two because I am interested in reading stories and learning about the women in Indian Epics. As someone who really treasures wisdom, I chose the first comic book based on that as well. Upon reading the summaries for the both of them, the two plots seem quite interesting to me. The two women that are the main characters of these stories seem to be quite the heroines, which I enjoy in my readings.

Lastly, for my two videos, I am interested in are Indian and Greek Mythology Parallels and Powerful Women of Hindu Mythology. I chose the first video because I am quite familiar with Greek mythology, and I believe it will be easier to grasp the concepts in Indian mythology when the two are paralleled. My reasoning for the second video is for similar reasoning to the comic books I chose. I love to see strong females in all types of stories and look forward to seeing how they're incorporated into Indian mythology. 

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