ANTH 2108 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Dowry Death, Sug
22 Feb 2017
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Sita shows great physical strength by lifting a heavy bow as a child. There is also differences between songs sung by high-caste women vs. low caste women: a theme specific to songs sung by low-caste women: Much of the action occurs in the rice fields. This makes sense because as they experience much more egalitarian marriages, most of their pressures from men are not. Intriguing way of both simplifying plot for audience. Also good way of encouraging multiple interpretations. Affirming there are many ways to understand story. I(cid:374) (cid:862)reje(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g ita(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:455) li(cid:374)da hess: there are 3 episodes in the epic that caused discussion and debate. Whether ram actually really wanted sita to do the trial by fire. Whether sita and ram were meant to symbolize ideal husband and wife. Mai(cid:374) poi(cid:374)t of li(cid:374)da hess i(cid:374) (cid:862)reje(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g ita(cid:863: discomfort with ita"s fire ordeal has appeared throughout histor(cid:455) There are much debate and uncertainty surrounding that part in the narrative.
