SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

SIMILARITIES

• Shows the relationship between Sita and the animals
• Surpanaka greets Rama as a beautiful girl via the maya
• Rama directs her to Laksmana for love
• Surpanaka attacks Sita
• Rama fights her back

DIFFERENCES

• Book describes all the things Surpanaka wanted to do with Rama
• She shows her cleavage
• Rama sees she's a rakshasa and she reveals her self
• Surpanaka wants Lakshman instead
• Lakshman refuses
• Rama cuts off her nose and ears

THEMES/IDEAS