Reading Notes: American Indian Tales, Part B
For this part I chose to focus on only one of the stories out of the three provided.
The Fairy Bride was the story I chose to focus on. It was an enjoyable read and I liked the plot of the story. There were parts where I felt I could take it into a darker direction. I'm not sure if that is what I would want to write, there are other directions that I could take with this story. The most obvious would be to modernized the tale. If I was to modernize I would want the mother to have more of an effect in the story. I liked the way she was described as 'much disturbed in the mind' and if I would like to emphasize that in the retelling. The storytelling can go into two general directions, dark or fairy tale. If I was to go the dark direction, this would be the first time I write something like that. But I have the idea of her being abducted by something strange in the forest and not being seen again. I would play up the mother character in a more twisted manner. If I was to go with the fairy tale ending, then she meets her true love in the Pud-wujies. Since the story would be modernized, it would have to be in a more realistic manner. Her mother would just be seen as a overbearing and pressuring figure. I'm still not sure in what direction I would take this if I was to retell this story, but I have some ideas for either.
The Fairy Bride was the story I chose to focus on. It was an enjoyable read and I liked the plot of the story. There were parts where I felt I could take it into a darker direction. I'm not sure if that is what I would want to write, there are other directions that I could take with this story. The most obvious would be to modernized the tale. If I was to modernize I would want the mother to have more of an effect in the story. I liked the way she was described as 'much disturbed in the mind' and if I would like to emphasize that in the retelling. The storytelling can go into two general directions, dark or fairy tale. If I was to go the dark direction, this would be the first time I write something like that. But I have the idea of her being abducted by something strange in the forest and not being seen again. I would play up the mother character in a more twisted manner. If I was to go with the fairy tale ending, then she meets her true love in the Pud-wujies. Since the story would be modernized, it would have to be in a more realistic manner. Her mother would just be seen as a overbearing and pressuring figure. I'm still not sure in what direction I would take this if I was to retell this story, but I have some ideas for either.
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Bibliography:
American Indian Tales by W.T. Larned, link to reading online.
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