This contrasts male heroes very nicely. Male heroes are the ones expedited to possess strength, autonomy, and divine blessing while the female figure is displayed defenseless and of lesser value without male protection and Sita's statement here affirms patriarchal dependency and choosing dependency as a source of power. And the person who holds the pen really displays if that agency or power is good or bad in SITA sings the Blues Nina Paley chooses to display it in an opposing manner of bitterness and irony challenging the ideas instead of embracing.