Indian Epics Fall 2019

It was a sight to behold. Each army is on either side of the battle field. There is a silence; a calmness stretches across the battlefield. The dirt remains untouched by blood and footprints. On one side stands Arjuna, Dhrishtadyumna, Yudhishthira, Krishna, Abhimayu, an Bhima. The weather is cold so Arjuna's heavy breathes can be seen in front of his face, causing the landscape to become foggy with each exahale. On the other side stands Karna, Drona, Shalya, Duhshasana, and Ashwatthaman. Drona is ready to attack. A thumping noise begins to fill the silence. Slowly increasing in speed and volume. It is Drona's heart. Thump..... Thump.... Thump... Thump. Thump.  Thump Thump Thump. As Drona's heart beat faster, the anticipation and adrenaline increased on both sides. Finally, Drona took one deep breathe and the thumping stopped. Silence This silence lasted what felt like hours, but was only a few seconds long. Drona formed a smirk on his face making direct eye contact ...

The part I am going to focus on is the final battle. I have always been a big fan of final battles and this one feels very reminiscent of the final battle from Lord of the Rings. When I was a kid, I used to put on the movie and just watch the final battle, so when reading this story, I just replaced what I remember from the movie with the characters and description from the book. As the first few lines start you can picture the chaos going on. I see Drona flying around and destroying everything like Danerys in the last season of Game of Thrones. I see the slow motion fighting of everyone while Krishna tries to come up with his plan. They find a moments rest and you already known Arjuna is not the character to try and win a battle by trickery. Arjuna is powerful and can win by strength, but he could not do it alone. It surprised me that Drona, after all the destruction he was causing, gave up that easily when hearing his son was dead. Rather than getting angry like we often see other ...