This idea of rewriting something that has already been written is a bit foreign to me. I'm more use to reading a text and creating a thesis and then using the text to support my ideas. But I think I've come up with a few things to do, but I could use some help refining them.
1) Doing a rewrite of Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King". Its about two British ex-military men who go into the Middle East and rule over the people there because the natives think one of the gentlemen is a god. But the lie is found out and they are thrown out of the city. I would do this from the perspective on one of the natives and how they feel about being ruled over.
2) Tell Perter Pan's story from the view of Tinkerbell or Captain Hook. Or even just tell Captain Hook's story.
3) Retell "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe" from the view of the White Witch or the citizens of Narnia.
4) Tell Tigger's story
I know the first one is most in keeping with the theme of the class, but there are just so many fun ideas I could do with that. Any feedback will be appreciated thanks!
Hi Shaista.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time that I'm writing a rewrite (fanfiction) as well. At the moment three of my papers require rewrites, and I'm finding it more fun than doing an essay or other conventional types of assignments. I hope you enjoy it as well.
From the ideas you've posted I find "The Man who would be King" and Narnia most appealing. The British and Native's perception of what 'God' is would be very different, and it'll be an interesting point to develop.
Taking on the White Witch's perspective would be intriguing because she, in a sense, is the colonizer/ imperialist. I think most of the class will end up writing in the voice of the oppressed so it would be fascinating to hear from the view point of the oppressor.
Hope that was somewhat helpful :) Good luck!
How interesting!
ReplyDeleteMy favorites from the list are:
1) Sounds perfect for the task. I agree with hannah. I'm sure there's a film of this??
Kipling is ripe for rewriting - see if you can find other examples of Kipling rewrites
3) Such and interesting series of novels/films etc. Very complex ideology going on and lots of good stuff you could sink your teeth into. The challenge will be where to locate your 'departure point' from the original text(s)
I don't know much about the narratives around Tigger, only who Tigger is in the texts. Perhaps that's indicative that this is a good choice! :)
You could elaborate heaps on the white witch. Have you read the magicians nephew? If you haven't, you should. You will learn a lot more about the witches character etc. It's a great book.
ReplyDeleteYeah I was thinking more about reading that one instead of Lion, Witch and Wardrobe
ReplyDeleteSounds good - great advice Josh.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget you can also 'play' with any aspects of the texts, so again, think about how/where your departure points from the original text(s) will be