Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Week 10 Reading Diary Continued: The Five Tall Sons of Pandu Part B

So far I have like the small changes that this story has made to the original story. I think it is interesting to see this story from multiple perspectives.

  • Duryodhana and Yudhishthira prepare for war because Duryodhana will not give up his chance at the throne without a fight
  • Drona wants peace because he does not want the Pandavas to fight
  • When the battle begins Arjuna is hesitant because he does not want to fight but he is commanded to.
  • Even when things look bad and he knows the Gods are not on his side, Duryodhana still pushes forward with the fight out of hate
  • Bhima is a very strong warrior and kills a lot of Duryodhana’s brothers.
  • Bhishma is killed by being approached by a fighter who used to be a girl and refuses to fight her. Then the Pandavas shot an arrow at him. This seems a little unfair because he was just trying to do the right thing.
  • On his death bed Bhishma asks Duryodhana to make peace and of course Duryodhana says no because he is evil
  • Karna and Arjuna face each other in battle but they are too evenly matched. They fight again and this time Arjuna kills Karna after a long battle
  • The battle is over and the brother mourn all the losses of war including their own brother Karna. Arjuna did not know that Karna was his brother until after he was dead.








The Five Tall Sons of Pandu by Richard Wilson

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