Week 5 Story: New Journey to Texas
New Journey to Texas
Ramayana. Source. Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley (2008)
It had been a year since Rama and Sita’s big day, their wedding. They live in New York City, one of the busiest cities in the country. They were both very busy in their daily lives, they work nine to five everyday, both at different jobs. They only get to really spend time with each other at night. Usually they just talk about their day and if anything exciting happened. But one night Rama comes home and looked worried and Sita could see it on his face. Rama didn’t say one word for thirty minutes after being home. Sita knew something had to be bothering Rama. Sita asked Rama ‘what happened, is something wrong my love?’ Rama told her that he had a job offer in Texas that could potentially make him CEO of the company. Sita insisted to go with Rama because she says a wife and a husband should always be together. Rama said it wouldn’t be easy to find a job for her but she didn’t care. All she knew is she wanted to stay with Rama and only be with him no matter what. In less than a week they packed their bags and moved to Texas, hoping to start a new and better journey. They hoped that they would see each other more and Sita hopefully finds a job, if not she could just babysit kids. Kids were Sita’s favorite. She really enjoyed spending quality time with them. Rama went to his new job that he loved very much but with this job he was one of the main people. Because of this he had to work 10-8 everyday, this was even longer than before. They both tried to make it work as much as they could. Sita and Rama both enjoyed Texas more than New York.
I used Sita and Rama’s story on how they both went to the forest and Sita decided to go with Rama just to be with him. She didn’t care about all the challenges that they might face. They both went to a new place alone, in this case it was Texas.
It had been a year since Rama and Sita’s big day, their wedding. They live in New York City, one of the busiest cities in the country. They were both very busy in their daily lives, they work nine to five everyday, both at different jobs. They only get to really spend time with each other at night. Usually they just talk about their day and if anything exciting happened. But one night Rama comes home and looked worried and Sita could see it on his face. Rama didn’t say one word for thirty minutes after being home. Sita knew something had to be bothering Rama. Sita asked Rama ‘what happened, is something wrong my love?’ Rama told her that he had a job offer in Texas that could potentially make him CEO of the company. Sita insisted to go with Rama because she says a wife and a husband should always be together. Rama said it wouldn’t be easy to find a job for her but she didn’t care. All she knew is she wanted to stay with Rama and only be with him no matter what. In less than a week they packed their bags and moved to Texas, hoping to start a new and better journey. They hoped that they would see each other more and Sita hopefully finds a job, if not she could just babysit kids. Kids were Sita’s favorite. She really enjoyed spending quality time with them. Rama went to his new job that he loved very much but with this job he was one of the main people. Because of this he had to work 10-8 everyday, this was even longer than before. They both tried to make it work as much as they could. Sita and Rama both enjoyed Texas more than New York.
I used Sita and Rama’s story on how they both went to the forest and Sita decided to go with Rama just to be with him. She didn’t care about all the challenges that they might face. They both went to a new place alone, in this case it was Texas.
The move to Texas. Source.
Hi Pranali. I enjoyed reading your story. It was very relatable. I like how you took Rama and SIta and put them in a modern environment that we can all relate to. The struggles of balancing work and family is very delicate, and your story did a good job of touching on that. I look forward to reading more of your stories throughout the semester.
ReplyDeleteHi Pranali,
ReplyDeleteI like that you use Texas as the "forbidden" land that Rama is ultimately banished too, and I think it's interesting to make it to where Sita doesn't even care if it's Texas, Manhattan, Florida, or any other state, she is set on maintaining family in the face of work. It’s also interesting that you chose New York as your main hub for the story seeing as most people would probably agree!
Hi Pranali!
ReplyDeleteSita's love for Rama always endures! I liked how to the point your story was. There was no filler, which I liked for this story! When you were talking about Sita loving children I thought for sure she was going to get pregnant. I'd like to know if she ever did find a job or did she just babysit? Thanks for the story!
I appreciated how you approached modernizing the story of Rama and Sita- sometimes with the two of them it's difficult to tell whether Sita's being selfless and devoted or dependent. It was definitely a new perspective- it's a bummer that they can't spend more time together- I hope they can find happiness in the mystical land of Texas! Also I would recommend adding a label to the Author's Note- maybe it was just me but I was a little confused at first because I thought it was part of the story!
ReplyDeletePranali, I like how Sita and Rama's feelings and devotion for each other translated over to this story. Sita didn't have to agree to accompany Rama to the forest in the original story and this Sita didn't have to move to Texas, but they both did out of love. It is interesting how you story of a similar situation but different story made me take Sita's sacrifice into account. In the setting of the original story, I felt more inclined to assume that Sita had little to lose by going to the forest with Rama because the alternative meant being split up from the love of her life, but in the more modern version, I don't want her to have settle for a life that is not what she herself prefers to live on a daily basis!
ReplyDeleteHey Prenali!
ReplyDeleteSo I really liked that you used the same characters from the original story but twisted it to be modern day. I saw that you incorporated Texas in your story, this is something that does happen quite often for career advancements. The way that you created a modern day problem really helps to connect the reader to the story.
I love how you modernized the story of Rama and Sita, it makes it more relatable and fun to read! It is fun to read this with the same characters as the Ramayana but a completely different story! Your perspective of the Ramayana was shown through this story which i enjoyed. Your ability to keep their love for each other through this story was awesome! I really enjoyed reading this, good job!
ReplyDeleteHey Pranali,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you kept the same story and made it modern so that it easier relates to us, but you also changed the setting to Texas which I especially like since I am from there. By also adding a modern day problem too it was easy for us to follow along and really understand. Great job with the story.