Week 13: THE AQUATIC UNCLE

Are there any Prominent symbols in the story? If so what are they and how are they used?

I believe there were many symbols in "The Aquatic Uncle” but the main symbols that I saw were the two different environments that these creatures lived. The land was symbolic of modern ways of living, while the Sea was symbolic of older, more traditional ways of living. One can make the connection by looking at the character  of Qfwfq, who can represent someone from a younger generation, and the character of Uncle N'ba N’ga, who represents someone from an older generation. The author did a good job of portraying a believable relationship between two people from two different age group that had two differing beliefs. but at the same time the author did a good job of creating middle ground of creating a character that was extremely interested in the “Aquatic,” more traditional way of doing things, with the character of Lll. I think overall the story uses these symbols as a way to drive the overall theme of identity, and taking the two different beliefs and finding out who you are for yourself. 

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

The aspect of the story that I connected to most was the overall part of meeting someones  relatives. You never really know how someone will react to meeting your relatives. Its very interesting when people connect in ways that you never thought they would. This story is an extreme case of that, but it does a good job of showing how people can connect even though they are from different worlds. I really connected with Lll and how she is from the the “land” ,Modern times , she was able to form connections  and find interest with the aquatic life. I think it is very interesting hearing stories and understanding our past in order to make progress for the future.

what changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? what medium would you use, what change would you make ?

If I were to adapt this story to another medium, I don't think it would be totally necessary to keep the the whole “aquatic/reptilian” aspect of it, it could really be replaced by anything fantastical. The story is mostly about identity and the relationship between two completely different generations. I think as long as the same type of relationships are present, the story will get a cross. I feel like to get the true meaning across it would be smart to adapt it into a film. I feel like it could easily be portrayed by humans. and would almost be stronger if it was live action compared to an animation, because it will get the relationships across stronger.