Reading Notes: Mahabharata PDE, Part D
It blows my mind when the men in these Indian stories send their sons into battle and they get really upset when their kid dies. People die in battles, so why would you send someone you love dearly to die for your cause? I'd like to change this to a story of a man who dies at the hands of someone else. Maybe he dies in a mugging gone wrong or he's a police officer who's killed on the job. His father would have a lot of grief and anger he'd channel into tracking down and eliminating his son's killers.
There is a lot about this battle that reminds me of the civil war. Families and friends fighting against one another. It might be interesting to retell this in the setting of the civil war or try to combine elements from both into something new.
Bhima's drinking of the blood was a really interesting piece of the story to me. It showed that he was literally a bloodthirsty warrior on a path of destruction. It scared the opposing side. I'd like to use this idea, but I'm not entirely sure how yet. It would definitely be an interesting tactic to act crazy and drink someone's blood in order to scare your enemies.
The idea of a widow being pregnant with her dead husband's child has always intrigued me. It's horrible because she lost her love, but a piece of him was left living in the world in her womb. I could create a more modern setting for this, having a soldier/police officer/firefighter die at work. I could also leave the story in the past, but focus more on the love and grief aspect of the story. I'd love to try to give some of the emotions more play instead of the motivations for the man's death.
Image Information: The Battle, Source: Wikimedia Commons
Bibliography: Mahabharata PDE by Vyasa
There is a lot about this battle that reminds me of the civil war. Families and friends fighting against one another. It might be interesting to retell this in the setting of the civil war or try to combine elements from both into something new.
Bhima's drinking of the blood was a really interesting piece of the story to me. It showed that he was literally a bloodthirsty warrior on a path of destruction. It scared the opposing side. I'd like to use this idea, but I'm not entirely sure how yet. It would definitely be an interesting tactic to act crazy and drink someone's blood in order to scare your enemies.
The idea of a widow being pregnant with her dead husband's child has always intrigued me. It's horrible because she lost her love, but a piece of him was left living in the world in her womb. I could create a more modern setting for this, having a soldier/police officer/firefighter die at work. I could also leave the story in the past, but focus more on the love and grief aspect of the story. I'd love to try to give some of the emotions more play instead of the motivations for the man's death.
Image Information: The Battle, Source: Wikimedia Commons
Bibliography: Mahabharata PDE by Vyasa
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