Week 3 - Reading Diary B

Rama and Lakshmana meet Hanuman the monkey god, After Lakashama tells him their story, Hanuman is overjoyed and joins them in helping find Sita. However first he takes to Sugriva to help him retake his kingdom and find his wife.

(Hanuman. Websource: Wikipedia)

Sugriva then tells his story about a misunderstanding between between him and his older brother. Vali ended up fighting a death battle with Sugriva. They both held their own until Rama interfered and shot Vali. Tara and Sugriva both weep for Vali. Sugriva says he will help Rama once it stops rainy. Since Rama is still one exile he impatiently sits and waits until he can enter the city. While waiting Rama finally get irritated and reminds Sugriva of his promise. After rainy season ends Sugriva tells Rama that Sita is in Lanka. Hanuman enters the city lanka and find Ravana sleeping but he still cant find Sita. Hanuman then dins out that Ravana is trying to convince sita to leave rama. Hanuman is soon captured by Indrajit and brought to Ravana. He escapes and returns and Rama. From there they march to Lanka with their army. Meanwhile in Ravanas court they are deciding to give back Sita to please Rama. Vibhishana , Ravana's Younger brother argues for return Sita. After angering Ravana, Vibhishana then leaves to join Rama's Army's.

What surprised me most in this reading was the conflict among brothers. First the misunderstanding between Sugriva and Vali and how it escalated to a fight to the death. In  the conflict between Ravana and Vibhishana , His younger brother values his moral than his family. It really made me think better of Vibhishana.