Week 5: Famous Last Words

Today brings me to the end of another week of reading and writing in this class. I began reading the Mahabharata Public Domain Edition this week. I don't like it as much as the Ramayana so far, there are too many characters and subplots to keep track of. Also, I can't decide whether it is a story about politics or mystical things like Gods and magic. However, I am only halfway through. I will be finishing the Mahabharata this following week, and perhaps my opinion will change and the story reaches its climax.

I have also added another weekly story to my portfolio this week. I finished my final edits on The Forest, and it was time to move on. I added It Ain't Easy Being Me, a story in which Hanuman airs his grievances with Rama, Sita, and Sugriva. I decided to add one of my more humorous stories to my portfolio this week. One of the great parts about doing the portfolio project is that I can write many smaller stories. This means I can have many more plots, characters, and themes. It also means that I can write whatever I am in the mood to, which makes it easier for me to write. Expect some edits to It Ain't easy Being Me soon, and then it will be on to another story after that.

As far as other classes are concerned, I am in the "eye of the storm" so to speak of my first round of testing in my major related classes. One down, three more to go. I think it has gone well so far, and I hope it only gets better from here.

Image from David Battrick

Thanks for reading the Mahabharata and writing your stories along with me this week, keep checking for more work from me soon.

Andrew