Freedom To Live
Now that Rama's journey is over he returns to his kingdom to claim the throne. This marks not the end of Rama's life but the beginning of the next chapter. Everything has been returned to the state it was planned in the beginning. Rama and sits "on the throne with Sita beside him" and Lakshmana and Hanuman are at his sides (169). Rama is with his entire family, "even Kaikeyi having shed her harshness by now," and "the time of trails and sacrifice" has finally "ended for everyone" (169). Rama's life is not over, but he is now has control over his journey. What happened does not change, but Rama and the other characters have found peace at last.