Topic
My Storybook will be focused on the geographical
features of India. I’d like to include the Himalayas (Mount Kailish), the
Ganges river, the Dandaka forest, and one involving an ocean. I’d like to tell
the story through the eyes of two kids trekking the area and learning about the
significance of the landmarks through people from the respective regions. I’d like
to incorporate some of the epics from the Ramayana. Of course I’d include some
great photographs and maybe the tie the fables in with the features included in
the illustrations.
Bibliography
Buck, William (1976). Ramayana: King Rama's Way. The
story of the Dandaka Forest and the story titled “The Thorn in the World’s
side.”
Writing Styles
Journey.
A journey through the region told in first person as a friend and I travel
through India exploring some of the most
notable landmarks. It would entail meeting people from each area who could explain the cultural
significance of each site. The people at each site would point us to the next stop on our adventure as the
plot unfolded.
Story.
A story being told in third person by an Indian elder. Again, this would
involve the two kids who know little about the significance of the geography.
They would coincidentally come across the elder who would paint a vivid picture
of the occurrence that afforded each place its value.
Voyage.
This style would entail children on a cultural/religious voyage throughout
India as they stopped at each significant site. Their parents would explain why
they traveled to each site and provide a story as to why it was important for
the children to travel there.
Cause for significance.
This would entail being the reason why each place had cultural value. This
would be a first-person story in which the main character had some remarkable
event take place at these spectacular locations. It would be these occurrences,
then, that were cause for the importance of the location. None of these would
involve battles (too cliché for my liking); instead, something along the lines
of a daring rescue or accomplishing a near impossible feat (i.e. breaking the
bow in order to gain Sita’s hand in marriage) would be the event. I like this
idea just because it allows for complete control over the content of the story
and affords me the luxury to take the plot in whichever direction that I
please.
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