1. What is your reaction to the text you just read?
I was
honestly pretty repulsed at some parts when she was trying to take out the
grubs from Lomas’ body. The way it is described it quite grotesque. Saying, “It
was thick and deep red with his blood - both inside and out. It had already
eaten its own egg case” This story in general was quite strange from beginning
to end. It’s an interesting topic definitely but the way it was presented and
the way things were described was a definite turnoff for me.
2. What Connections did you make with the story that you read? Discuss the element of the work with which you were able to connect.
The element
in this work that I was able to connect with were in two parts. The first being
trying to help this stranger that is in desperate need. As any human I feel we
have an innate instinct to help when others are in need. Second is towards the
end when Gan had at first wanted to pass T’Gatoi to his sister but then
realized that no he’d rather protect her and deal with T’Gatoi himself because
he would rather have his sister reproduce and have babies feasting from her
breast rather than through her veins. I have a sister that I would do anything
for so in that moment I was triggered and it helped me relate on a personal
level with this scene.
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 make this into an animated film if given the chance. I think it would
be interesting to come up with character designs for T’Gatoi. In an animated
film everything that’s described here I feel wouldn’t seem as gory and could be
cut right before the scenes where it does get gory but of course it’d be
implied that it happened. This whole Sci-Fi feel seems to have a fantastical
element to it which is more easily accomplished through animated films. I’m
personally not a lover of gory things that’s why I’m more of an advocate for
things like this being implied verses shown.
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