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- The story within the first section of the Ramayana that caught my attention was the story of Ahalya.
- Sage Gautama tells her story to Rama after a brush of Rama's foot against a stone transforms that stone back into the woman, Ahalya.
- The unfairness of the events that surround Ahalya's transformation into the stone, and the ridiculousness of her being forced to accept blame for Indra's deception stood out to me from the tale.
- Ahalya was raped by the use of deception, was turned into a stone as punishment, and was then was told to return to her husband (the very man who had punished her for her own rape rather than comfort her), be a good wife, and let bygones be bygones.
- Ahalya should not have responded to the events that occurred with meekness and acceptance. Anger is the only healthy reaction to such unreasonable and unjust treatment. This tale, and the actions that occurred within it, make more sense as a revenge story.
Bibliography: Ramayana by Narayan. Web Source.
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