- Sita is ever-positive and loyal to Rama (pgs. 59-60)
- Sita is incredibly generous, giving her possessions and even her palace to the poor. (p. 61)
- The story does not recount Sita ever arguing or feeling angry about Rama's banishment. She is so supportive of him, and she wants to go with him, even if it means leaving everything behind and living in the forest
- She wants the best for Rama, as evident in her prayer (p.80)
- Sita is shown kindness just as she showed kindness to others (p. 109)
Things I Found Interesting:
- Advisers are really important in this story, and Dasaratha had good ones
- I don't like Manthara any better in this version-- she's so evil!
- Rama's banishment was fate (p.77)
- Dasaratha's encounter with the blind boy's parents was a little different in this story- he was good to the parents, but karma would come back for the life he had taken and his son would be taken from him
- Kaikeyi's actions are somewhat dismissed (p. 102)
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