Taylor, Great job! I really enjoyed how you made the point of view from Samuel and he had that really unique "deadpool" feel to it. While I was reading I was wondering what inspired you to say that Adam and Eve had eaten one of Samuel's sons. But after reading your author's note, I saw where you got that from. Very creative with focusing on a short anecdote like that. I was interested in the fact that he didn't seem that bothered by the fact that his son had been eaten, but I guess he has so many it's not that big of a deal to him! What happens afterward? How does he explain the death to his wife/other children? Great work I enjoyed reading!
This is such an excellent story! The opening reminds me of the Broadway version of Ursula from The Little Mermaid with Samael's line about tempting "some humans here and there." If you get a chance, check out Poor Unfortunate Souls from the stage musical. I think there are a lot of similarities! Your personification of Samael was hilarious, especially your discussion of Adam eating his son. I think the conclusion, "Never trust babysitters," is a fittingly comedic end to the story. Have you considered doing a Storybook on the different archangels in the Christian tradition? I think that your storytelling style applied to entities like Gabriel or Michael (likely more uptight than Samael) would bring a brutally honest and comedic aspect to their personalities as the kind of demi-gods of Christianity. Maybe each of them tell their offspring a bedtime story based on their own experiences? Regardless, I look forward to reading more!
Taylor, you are so creative. I loved all of the detail and humor in this story. It really kept me interested in the plot and what was going to happen next. I think it is awesome that you told this story from Samuel's point of view. It was definitely a very creative approach. Overall, I like how you incorporated comedy to this classical biblical story.
Taylor, wow, this was awesome! I read one story about Samael in this class before, but yours was much different. You did a great job getting into character and keeping the character throughout the story. It really sounded like you were Samael, which made the story very intriguing! I actually already did project feedback on this story on your website, so I loved getting to see how you already transformed the story even further for your project. Great job!
Hi Taylor! I really enjoyed this story! To be honest, I read the entire story in Ryan Reynold's voice so when your Author's Note mentioned Deadpool I felt validated. Also, I think it's awesome that you read/wrote about a "biblical" story. Many of the other students (myself included) wrote about Classical Greek and Roman myths. This was a very interesting/humorous take on an interesting aspect of a story.
Taylor,
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I really enjoyed how you made the point of view from Samuel and he had that really unique "deadpool" feel to it. While I was reading I was wondering what inspired you to say that Adam and Eve had eaten one of Samuel's sons. But after reading your author's note, I saw where you got that from. Very creative with focusing on a short anecdote like that. I was interested in the fact that he didn't seem that bothered by the fact that his son had been eaten, but I guess he has so many it's not that big of a deal to him! What happens afterward? How does he explain the death to his wife/other children?
Great work I enjoyed reading!
This is such an excellent story! The opening reminds me of the Broadway version of Ursula from The Little Mermaid with Samael's line about tempting "some humans here and there." If you get a chance, check out Poor Unfortunate Souls from the stage musical. I think there are a lot of similarities! Your personification of Samael was hilarious, especially your discussion of Adam eating his son. I think the conclusion, "Never trust babysitters," is a fittingly comedic end to the story. Have you considered doing a Storybook on the different archangels in the Christian tradition? I think that your storytelling style applied to entities like Gabriel or Michael (likely more uptight than Samael) would bring a brutally honest and comedic aspect to their personalities as the kind of demi-gods of Christianity. Maybe each of them tell their offspring a bedtime story based on their own experiences? Regardless, I look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteTaylor, you are so creative. I loved all of the detail and humor in this story. It really kept me interested in the plot and what was going to happen next. I think it is awesome that you told this story from Samuel's point of view. It was definitely a very creative approach. Overall, I like how you incorporated comedy to this classical biblical story.
ReplyDeleteTaylor, wow, this was awesome! I read one story about Samael in this class before, but yours was much different. You did a great job getting into character and keeping the character throughout the story. It really sounded like you were Samael, which made the story very intriguing! I actually already did project feedback on this story on your website, so I loved getting to see how you already transformed the story even further for your project. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Taylor!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this story! To be honest, I read the entire story in Ryan Reynold's voice so when your Author's Note mentioned Deadpool I felt validated. Also, I think it's awesome that you read/wrote about a "biblical" story. Many of the other students (myself included) wrote about Classical Greek and Roman myths. This was a very interesting/humorous take on an interesting aspect of a story.