This week I have chosen The
Five Tall Sons of Pandu by Richard Wilson mainly because it is a
free online book which is most convenient to me. I also enjoy the articles or
books that professor Gibbs has created a reading guide for. It makes it easier
for me to follow the story or if I get lost the reading guide it a good
reference point.
- Pandu is the father of five sons
- Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.
- Dhritarashtra is the king once Pandu dies because he is Pandu’s brother and Dhritarashtra has many sons but they all hate the sons on Pandu.
- Duryodhana hate Bhima and they fight physically a lot while they are being taught by Drona
- Arjuna is amazing at archery which I have already made a story about
- Arjuna and this new character, Karna, Battle and they are equally matched. Karna is revealed to be the son of someone low in society but it doesn’t matter because he is as good as Arjuna.
- Duryodhana seems like a very hateful man
- He traps the Pandavas and their mother in a burning house of wax to try to kill them. I do not see how this would help him in anyway other than he just hates them.
- Arjuna wins the hand of Draupadi but she is given to the eldest brother to marry. So in this story Arjuna does not get to marry her at all which could cause some major anger in Arjuna.
- Yudhishthira is challenged to a gambling game and loses everything including himself and his brothers. This seems a little outrageous of a gamble.
- They are saved by being sent into exile.
- Duryodhana goes to the forest to taunt them every once and while
- Finally the wait is over and it is time for the brother to win their kingdom back.
The Five Tall Sons of Pandu by Richard Wilson
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