I feel bad constantly comparing the Mahabharata to the
Ramayana, but it is the only comparison that I can really make at this
time. While reading the Ramayana, I
wanted more detail about the fighting and the war that Rama brought to
Ravana. However, in the Mahabharata, I
almost think we have too much detail. It
kind of got to the point that I didn’t really care anymore, as long as I could
find out how the battle ended. I got tired
of the story because it started to feel repetitive.
I definitely had issues keeping up with characters in this
epic as well. Part of that is probably
due to the fact that I had no idea how to pronounce the names, so I just kind
of made a sound in my head when reading the name without actually reading
it. Lazy, I know, but it would have
taken far too long to figure out how to pronounce all the freaking names that
are brought up in this epic.
I also feel like the ‘conclusion’ was rather drawn out.
Everything after the end of the battle just seemed to keep dragging on and
on. Admittedly, part of that was because
I was starting to lose interest, which isn’t exactly the fault of the
epic. Overall, I enjoyed the
Mahabharata, I just wish it had been a little bit shorter.
Bibliography: Public Domain Mahabharata, link to source.
Image Information: Yudhishthira's journey to hell. Source: Indian Epics.
Hi Michaela! I enjoyed reading your story. It was a very easy read. My favorite part was how you said that the fishes bubbled to indicate that they were talking. At first I had thought it was an error on your part, but then I came to realize what you had meant and it made me chuckle. You did a great job!
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