Are there any prominent symbols in the story?
One symbol I noticed in Bloodchild was the what the Terrans actually represented. An element of this short story is the way in which humans are deprived of their humanity and reduced to a function.....a mere object. Humans themselves are a symbol of slavery/poverty. In the story Gan says, “She parceled us out... and an independent people”. Here, humans are merely bargaining point. Even more so, humans are just a vessel for giving birth for the Tlic. This is conveyed in the figure/symbol of Lomas. Contrasting from the other characters in the story who actually interact with each other, the narrator, T’Gatoi, Lien, and others, Lomas appears for a short amount of time as an unwilling participant in a Tlic birth. He appears as an example of horrible unfair circumstances. Throughout Lomas’ narration he is figuratively and physically dehumanized. Physically, Lomas is mutilated by the parasitic Tlic larva within his body that eat away at his flesh and by T’Gatoi, who cuts open Lomas in an effort to extract the Tlic Larva. Figuratively, Lomas is reduced by the narration that was seen in the story.
What connections did you make with the story?
I didn't relate specifically to any of the situations in the story (I'm not really a host for an alien creature) but I do understand that making hard choices and being placed difficult situations is very tough and nerve-wracking. Especially when you have to shoulder the responsibility after making those choices. When Gan had to choose between being a host and letting that his sister do it, I felt like that was a situation in which a lot of responsibility was in the choice he made. I've had very similar situations.
What changes would you make to adapt this into another medium? What medium would you use?
I would make this into a graphic novel..... I mean it certainly is very graphic. It would be easier to convey emotion through pictures and staging through words, and all the visuals of the grotesque grubs eating away at Lomas' flesh would be laid out for the audience to see. I might end the story more dramatically and grotesquely than how the author ended it tough, because I could use my design and story sense to change how the audience takes the information.
One symbol I noticed in Bloodchild was the what the Terrans actually represented. An element of this short story is the way in which humans are deprived of their humanity and reduced to a function.....a mere object. Humans themselves are a symbol of slavery/poverty. In the story Gan says, “She parceled us out... and an independent people”. Here, humans are merely bargaining point. Even more so, humans are just a vessel for giving birth for the Tlic. This is conveyed in the figure/symbol of Lomas. Contrasting from the other characters in the story who actually interact with each other, the narrator, T’Gatoi, Lien, and others, Lomas appears for a short amount of time as an unwilling participant in a Tlic birth. He appears as an example of horrible unfair circumstances. Throughout Lomas’ narration he is figuratively and physically dehumanized. Physically, Lomas is mutilated by the parasitic Tlic larva within his body that eat away at his flesh and by T’Gatoi, who cuts open Lomas in an effort to extract the Tlic Larva. Figuratively, Lomas is reduced by the narration that was seen in the story.
What connections did you make with the story?
I didn't relate specifically to any of the situations in the story (I'm not really a host for an alien creature) but I do understand that making hard choices and being placed difficult situations is very tough and nerve-wracking. Especially when you have to shoulder the responsibility after making those choices. When Gan had to choose between being a host and letting that his sister do it, I felt like that was a situation in which a lot of responsibility was in the choice he made. I've had very similar situations.
What changes would you make to adapt this into another medium? What medium would you use?
I would make this into a graphic novel..... I mean it certainly is very graphic. It would be easier to convey emotion through pictures and staging through words, and all the visuals of the grotesque grubs eating away at Lomas' flesh would be laid out for the audience to see. I might end the story more dramatically and grotesquely than how the author ended it tough, because I could use my design and story sense to change how the audience takes the information.
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