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Essay / Reflection of the Ramayana - 1083
I perceived it all as a Disney tale and how Prince Charming fights many battles to save his princess. I felt that this scene really showed Rama's devotion and love for his wife through the construction of the bridge and the defeat of Ravana. I have always been a fan of romantic stories and while reading this part of the story, I imagined that it would be interpreted in a very romantic way from Sita's point of view. Furthermore, the idea of symbolizing the bridge is a theoretical concept, because a bridge is “a structure spanning and allowing passage over a gap or barrier” (Farlex 2016). This definition plays wonderfully in this scene because the ocean being the barrier between them is diminished by this bridge, the bridge can therefore be symbolized as the meeting of their