Newsworld

1. Are there prominent symbols in the story that you read? And if so, what are they and how are they used?

-There are only a few symbols that I can think of for this story, one being the candle that the one boy took out of his pocket and rolled in his palm. Another would be the flashlight that the boy wasn't allowed to turn on. Both of these might have been used to show that there was no light, or in other words, no hope. Happiness was lost.  Another that might work would be the fact that they watched the event three separate times, some still not processing that it was an actual event that happened.

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

-I think i can connect with the younger brother Seth in this particular writing. He was too little to understand what was going on and once he did, he bawled. I was really young when that happened so i don't exactly remember what I did but i'm sure i cried. I cared about my family so much that I thought, what if it was my family in the situation. What if it had been my family that died in the accident. I can also connect with the main group of the story, wanting to break into the park and see what was up, kind of reminiscing in the past a bit, wanting to see what was behind the blockade, what had happened to their childhood place.

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

-Personally, how this is written, i could see it being changed into a graphic novel. I would use visuals or illustrations to eliminate some of the text. Not entirely all of it. I would use some word bubbles and have little word boxes at the bottom to explain what cant be described through imagery. I wouldnt change the story at all, I would just change it into a comic or graphic novel, as mentioned above.