- I'm disappointed that part B does not open with the fighting, but I understand that having Krishna sue for peace builds the tension and lets us see the thought process of both sides going into the climax of the story.
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| Krishna and the Pandavas, from Here Krishna Girl |
- I like Krishna in this version. He advocates for peace, but still does his duty and fights in the war, while reminding others to do the same. If he dies, he would be a very tragic character, like something out of a Shakespeare play.
- The death of Bhisma is very sad, as he was just doing his duty like Krishna, and no on wanted to see Bhisma die. Bhisma also didn't want to kill anybody. I also don't know why Bhisma thought that telling Karna the truth about his heritage would clam him, he was the first born who was discarded and denied his destiny.
- Duryodhana is going through a lot of generals. I feel like losing a general is the worst thing that can happen, it would be very hard to assume command in the middle of a chaotic battle.
- I think Karna dying the way he did was all he deserved based on his actions that day, but I still understand his long term motivations to hate the Pandavas.
- Duryodhana should take control of his own armies, he is left with far from his first choice of general. If the ending is anything like the other, it will not matter soon however.
- I still think the Panadavas losing their sons is the most tragic element of this story.
That's the end of my reading this week, check back soon for more.
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