Adapting to Adaptation
Being a part of the wonderful program, in general, my mind has been expanded and challenged in several different ways. I feel the courses that has gotten me outside of my comfort zone has been Writing for Games and Multimedia Adaptation.
In the Multimedia Adaption class, we had to adapt our own story from The Gift of the Magi. The premise of my story is this:
Jim and his daughter, Kimberly didn't have the best relationship growing up. After the passing of her mother, things got a little difficult between the two. She had aspirations of being the best female drummer in the best band to ever grace the face of the Earth with her childhood friends. Jim always thought that she could be doing other things that made more sense for a solid financial foundation. No matter the discrepancies between the two, Kim loved her father and knew that she wanted to spend more time with him. So she sold her drum set to buy the parts for his car, that he loved so much, so that they could work on it together. Over a period of time, Jim realized that a relationship with her daughter is far more important than his ideals that he forces on her. He sells his car to make a huge investment in paying for a venue for them to put on a show. They see the sacrifice made and start fresh in their relationship with one another.
With the help of my peers and my professor, Mark McCain, I was really able to turn this into a story where it became relatable. The major differences from my story and The Gift of the Magi is the relationship between the main characters and that speaks to the deeper issues of grief and broken relationships. I believe this assignment has added depth to me as a writer and motivates me to continually step outside of my comfort zone. I will continue to adapt short stories, novels and anything that I feel that can be modernize to become relatable to today.
From this, I was able to create a listicle in hopes to promote this piece to all those who are experiences brokenness in their relationships especially with Fathers.
