Epic Things

Bibliography : "Mahabharata Online: Public Domain Edition" Part A and B by Laura Gibbs.  Web source . Drona has been a renowned high school football coach for the past 11 years. He has worked with the football team at the Garuda high school and they have been undefeated since then. Drona's son Ash with his best friends Arjuna, Yudhish, Bhima, Nakula, and Sahadeva have been an inseparable group since they were toddlers. They are the heart of the Garuda football team with Arjuna as captain. In fact, Arjuna is actually Drona's favorite player. Arjuna's only family is his widowed mother, and so he sees Drona as a father figure. Drona's son Ash never really felt the need to be jealous and has always seen Arjuna as his brother. Duryo on the other hand has jealous of Arjuna since they joined the team. The biggest game of the semester has begun, a game between the Garuda and Vishnu high school. With only 5 minutes to go, the Garuda huddle up to discuss the game plan. ...

Focus story :  Drona Synopsis : Drupada vows to end Drona after what he has done to his kingdom after Drona fulfills his plan of revenge on Drupuda. He performed a ritual that resulted in the birth of his son, Dhrishtadyumna, and his daughter, Draupadi. His son was destined to end Drona. Not much is focused on Drona's story in part B other than the development of Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi as well as the Pandavas gaining more and more power. In a way, the success of Arjuna and Bhima can be regarded as the result of training with Drona. Storytelling Ideas :  Sticking to my original idea from part A, I think it will be very interesting to have Drona as a football coach in a high school setting. While reading the Mahabharata, as a reader I felt like Drona's character is the foundation of all the important warriors such as Arjuna. He made them into the brilliant warriors they have become. It's really sad that in the end, they were against each other, especially since Arjuna wa...

Focus story : The Training of the Pandavas and Kauravas Synopsis : Drona and Kripi had a son named Ashwatthaman. Drona cared for his son and wanted nothing but the best for him. He taught him wisdom, determination, and warfare throughout Aswatthaman's childhood. Drona moved into the royal palace with his family to train the Pandavas and Kauravas. Aswatthaman joins along during the training and grew up along with the princes. Out of all his students, Drona's favorite pupil is Arjuna of the Pandavas. In fact, the Pandavas were actually Drona's favorite including Yudhishthira, Bhima, Nakula, and Sahadeva. This made Duryodhana of the Kauravas jealous of the Pandavas. Storytelling Ideas :  What really stood out to be was the teacher-student relationship between Drona and his pupils. I'd like to place Drona as a renowned football coach. I think having the story of the training of the Pandavas and Kauravas in a high school setting would be interesting. Especially, placing Dro...