Reading Notes: Two Promises Revived- Narayan's Ramayana Part B

In the chapter "Two Promises Revived" in "The Ramayana" it begins with a man named Dasaratha who wants to give his thrown to someone younger. He has done his work and spent many years on the thrown and wants to spend the rest of his days resting. He then decides to give his throne to Rama because he is competent and younger. I will change the characters but keep the initial plot. I will twist the story to include Superman's Father Jor El and Superman, Clark Kent/ Kal El. I will have the plot centered to be on their planet. In the comic books superman gets sent to Earth when he was a baby because his planet was going to explode. Instead I will have Jor El be like Dasaratha and pass down his kingdom of Krpyton to Superman, or Kal El. The journey within the story will show how superman who did not have power comes to many as he becomes a hero of many planets. Just like in the chapter there were many obstacles that got in the way, my characters as well will have obstacles to overcome in some way. With an expecting turn in the chapter Rama does not become king because Dasaratha wants him to achieve higher spiritual welfare. So in my story I can have Kal El say to superman in the end that instead of governing over their world that he should govern over ours. Superman will then become the hero we were raised to know about and love. In the end a man by the name of Baharatha was selected in place of Rama to rule. He even took his sandals as symbol of reigning on the behalf of Rama. I decided to change my story for Superman also to help his cousin Kara El/Supergirl to be a part of being a hero to Earth. She will be like Baharatha who carries herself and has powers like superman but has her own fate to rule in her specific ways. In the end of this chapter the ending is not as good for the characters for Rama gets exiled and Baharatha finds out he was cursed for his previous actions, but I wanted my characters to have a happier and more complex ending.






Resources:
Narayan's Ramayana Link to Reading Guide
Superman and Supergirl