This is my portfolio for the Indian Epics course. I have had an awesome time exploring different epics and creating my own stories from them. This has really challenged my creativity and it has been something that I have really enjoyed. In my portfolio, no two stories are the same. There really isn't a theme. Each story explores a different epic and tells a different story. I explored a variety of different storytelling styles and learned so much about my writing, while also immersing myself in some Indian culture. I hope you enjoy some of what I came up with!
1. Rama Fights for Sita: This was my first story using an Indian epic. I had a great time using my creativity to come up with a new plot. In this scene, I combined a love story about Rama and Sita with one of my favorite Harry Potter movies. The mashup turned out really intense. I hope you like it!
2. Vali's Revenge: To create this story, I used the scene Sugriva's Story. In this scene, there is a dramatic battle between two brothers who are feuding over a misunderstanding that happened many years ago. For my story, I changed the point of view that the story was told from and also created an alternate ending that I wish would have actually happened!
3. Ms. Diana Trains the Pandra Sisters: For this story, I used an episode from the Epified version of the Mahabharata. In this visual scene, Drona is training the Pandavas and helping them grow their individual talents. In my story, a wise teacher named Ms. Diana helps the Pandra sister refine their skills in the world of design.
4. Kale's Quest: This story was also inspired by an episode from the Epified retelling of the Mahabharata. These visual interpretations have really helped me come up with some new ideas. The scene I used was one where Karna learns that he was found floating down the river in a basket as a child. I used this story to create a tale of a young boy who learns some surprising details of his upbringing. I hope you enjoy!
5. The Humiliation of Draupadi: This story was inspired by the Epified version of the Mahabharata where Yudhishthir loses Draupadi in a gambling match. I wanted to retell the story from Draupadi's point of view to build on the emotion. This story follows the unfortunate scene from her perspective.
6. The Journal of Krishna: For my final story, I decided to try something different! This story follows the scenes of Krishna learning his true destiny in the form of journal entries. The entries reveal some emotions that were not apparent in the original scenes. Read this story to find out how Krishna really feels about the way his life turned out.
I like that your author's notes does not give away all of the details, but rather invites you to stay and read the rest of the story. I do feel like though that if you had an image here it would help the readers visualize it and help them with the story. I love the twist you put in the story though, and how you incorporated Happy Potter into it was great. That was new and refreshing to read, I am really looking forward to reading what else you do for your other projects. I think that if you included more details and went more into depth about what happened in the maze would be good too. Or if you decided to go off from someone else point on view while this was going on, like Sita and what she must have been feeling and doing. Or even one of the gods that could have been watching the entire thing from above.
ReplyDeleteHey Bentleigh! I really loved reading your story this week! I am a huge Harry Potter fan so I think you did a great job incorporating some of that fan fiction in there. I think that you incorporated the Indian stories well, and used the characters Rama and Sita with a great twist. I think adding some more details with the characters could only make the story better! Dialogue is always something difficult to work with, but adding some more exchanges between the characters could make the story a bit more dynamic. I think that you tied up the story well, and explained why you wrote this one very well in your Author’s note. I really liked the images you chose because the created a great backdrop for your characters. They also helped the readers visualize what you want them to see. I hope that your semester is going well and I cannot wait to read more this semester!
ReplyDeleteI like that your story's don't necessarily follow a cut and dry theme, but they are just stories of the epics! This class has also challenged my creativity and made me open my mind more. In other courses, there is always a right answer that everyone is trying to achieve, but in this course, the answer is whatever you come up with!
ReplyDeleteWow you have so many stories! I’m impressed. I like that they all follow the epics we read in class because it leaves more room for creativity since we know the gist of the stories already.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite one was the story where you incorporated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. While reading, I instantly pictured that movie and the maze scene before I knew which Harry Potter story you were going to merge it with. I’m glad you didn’t give away which Harry Potter story you were going to use in your introduction because it made me want to read the story and find out for myself. It was very creative and I enjoyed how you effectively combined the two well-known stories.
I don’t know if you’ll be writing any more stories but you did such a good job combining two popular stories that it would be fun to read another one maybe with another classic other than Harry Potter.