Story In Class

1. What is your reaction to the text you just read?

- I thought the story is quite mysterious and interesting, it starts in the middle of a threat-like situation, and ends with a threat-like situation. But at first it seems like the bearded man and the people who threatens the writer are dominating the situation, instead it feels like the writer is the one who controls it. Although this seems like to be a simple story about some guys demanding they want to hear a story, there seems to be much more meaning to it. It might suggest that the peace being disturbed in the Middle East and the life of living in constant danger.

2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect.

- I find it kind of hard to connect with the story since I haven't truly understand the meaning behind it yet, so I would do something I think it is occurring in the story. The writer being constantly interrupted by the knock on the door that was in his story, and being disturbed by the unwelcome guest with a weapon in their hand is a situation that suggests the peace being disturbed by others and the expected truth. I think we probably all have had the feelings of something you knew coming but cannot stop it in our lives. The feeling of the unwelcome events happening that you just have to sort of roll with it, making it up as you go. But you just have one goal, and you would do it anyway regarded there is obstacles in life or not.

3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you choose? What changes would you make?

- I would probably choose to do a film to adapt the story, since I like films and enjoy watching them a lot. The first change is to probably make the story a bit longer. To tell a compelling story in film probably doesn't necessarily need a long script, but the length of the story might be too short to make a feature film out of it. To lengthen the story, I might insert some more dramatic moments and pauses in it. There could be some kind of establishing story added before the actual story happens so we do not loose the audience too quick. There would also be more acting and some kind of dialogue, since most of the story written are the thoughts of the writer. I would probably make the ending more visual, showing the interaction between the four person all together more to suggest the situation.

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