The Aquatic Uncle

1. Are these any prominent symbols in this story?

The Aquatic Uncle does not use symbols. If anything, it uses allegories to add depth to the work. There are many qualities in this story that the reader can find in their own life. The Uncle could represent the old curmudgeon who is set in their ways. Although the world is moving around them, they won't "evolve". Also, in the end of this story, it is implied that although others can be "better" than you, it is better to be yourself. Qfwfq watched as others become something else and developed qualities superior to himself, but he "wouldn't have traded places with any of them."

2. What connections did you make with the story?

To be honest, there were not a lot of elements in this story that I could connect to. Fortunately, I have never been in a relationship where my significant other runs away with a very old relative of mine. This story isn't really about finding yourself and it's not about coming away from a situation better than you started. The main character didn't really learn anything from this experience and as the world continued to move, he didn't seem to better himself. If I were to stretch, I guess I could connect with being embarrassed of your elders, sometimes. Qfwfq felt the need to apologize about his uncles actions and sometimes I feel the need to do that to. But what is family if they are not embarrassing sometimes? But, other than that there were not very many parallels that I could find.

3. What changes would you make to adapt it to another medium?

In order to adapt this story to another medium, you'd have to take into account which medium it would be applied to. If it were to be a movie, the "script" would have to be beefed up and it would have to be more spectacular, probably with a lot of emphasis on the evolution from sea to land. There would be a lot of romance between the two main characters with the ultimate climax of her leaving happening with only thirty minutes to spare. There would probably be explosions. Conversely, if it was a T.V. show it would be segmented more. Each part would be a different episode. Qfwfq introduced, back story on how his family evolved would just be episode 1. Episodes 2 to 9 would be about him finding himself and loving Lll. Episodes 10 to 12 would be him introducing her to his Uncle and Episode 13 would be her leaving. There would be cliffhangers, there would be betrayal, and it would come with an amazing opening sequence. But for either medium, there would have to be more intrigue and more drama. Qfwfq and Lll would have to fight about her going back to water and Qfwfq would have to be devastated. There would have to be some coming of age moral and other classic tropes that consumers heavily rely on.