1. What is your reaction to the text you just read?
I found this story to be a bit confusing. To me, it felt like there were many different ideas and backstories that didn't really flow together that well, and it didn't feel like one cohesive story. I found it hard to connect with the story and characters because it seemed like it kept jumping around to different moments in time and it was hard to really follow the sequence of events. In my opinion, it felt like a jumbled mess. Once you started getting into the story and that particular scene trying to figure out what exactly is going on, it almost immediately jumps to a different mood or feeling, and an entirely different moment in time, which makes this story hard to be relatable. I wouldn't necessarily want to read this story again, and I found it hard to see why it related to this week's topic, besides the fact that it mentioned Bob Dylan only a few times. I guess I could appreciate the relationship between the two main characters because there is some sort of truth that is similar to the way couples interact in today's world.
2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect.
In all honesty, I don't feel like I connected with this story at all because of the fact that it was hard to read and I didn't like it too much. This story didn't provide any names to any of the characters, besides the one of Bob Dylan. However, when Bob Dylan was first introduced in the story, he was only mentioned by his last name, which if someone reading this story had no connection with this class, it would be hard for them to figure out who they were talking about at the beginning. If I had to make a connection with something at all from this story, it would probably have to be with the woman/girlfriend. She talks about hanging around and dating guys that are not on the same level as her because it makes her feel smart, which I guess is one of the most relatable things in this story. Also, the fact that she cares so much about her boyfriend and wants the best for him but doesn't want to police him and change him is something that I can perhaps see a relationship with me. She talks about the struggle of never policing him because she thought that loving someone meant loving them at their worst and not minding their excesses, which is something that I sometimes struggle with as well.
3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
If I had to adapt this story to another medium, it would probably have to be a movie, because that is the only other way that this story would come across best. However, there would definitely have to be numerous changes for it to work on the big screen. For instance, I would make the story have a better flow and connect better between the sequence of events. This would make the idea of time passing in the story much more apparent, and it would also help the viewers connect with the characters a little better because of the fact that there is a bit more time to get to know them and to see the story actually develop. I would also show a stronger connection between the couple and develop their backstory a little further, because I feel like that would be a good foundation for the rest of the story to fall on, since this story basically revolves around them and how they interact with each other.
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