Tale of Fire a Semiotic Analysis
... inbound to sapsucker and he immediately passed to A. Xavier for the shot. Unfortunately, sapsucker was leveled to the ground where his mouth was leveled with his face. Sadly, A. Xavier missed the shot and fish rebounded the ball. Fish could either gone for a shot or pass it. He made up his decision and he quickly passed the ball back to Woodpecker for a prayer shot, which he scored. The made shot cost fish an injury, where he was sandwiched by two stratosphere players which were covered with spike. From then on, fish was known for having a lot of bones and sapsucker for his flat mouth because of their injuries during the game. It was a miracle but they did it. They gained everyone trust and love. In addition, they brought fire to all mankind. Semiotic Analysis: The original version of the story “Woodpecker and the Theft of Fire,” written by Sanpoil, shows the cultural values of super natural elements and respecting everyone regardless of their gender and size. In contrast, in this modified version of the story, Woodpecker and Team Extreme, different cultural values are being displayed; such as friendship, moral values, heroic decision, and team values. Nevertheless, some elements from the original text are still visible, and new additions were made to this modified version because I wanted to keep the original context in some ways and make it different. In the original text, all animals have human abilities/characteristic, like talking and creating controversy. Similarly, this modified version keeps the same idea in order to keep the context of the original story; however, different changes are made, like the addition of a new character, Air Xavier. The additional role of Air Xavier creates dual spotlights, whereas Woodpecker is the central focus in the original story. As mentioned in the story, A. Xavier has pre-human form which makes the story more interactive because it shows that humans and animals were once friends. This shows the cultural values of friendships. Nevertheless, A. Xavier’s roles structure the story differently compared to the original text. For example, his supernatural abilities enable him to fit into the role of a basketball player which foreshadows the fact that the story will involve basketball. Notice, I do not use the word basketball in the modified version of the story because basketball is a recent sport. Even though this story is targeting modern readers, I intended to keep things in the old fashioned way. In addition to the acquisition roles of A. Xavier, other characters in this story stay somewhat the same, except there are no Bald Eagle, Coyote, Flint Rock, Hard Rock, and so on. I eliminate some characters, namely the above characters because they play an insignificant role in the story; although, Flint Rock and Hard Rock provide tiny rocks for Woodpecker but do nothing else after that. In addition, Bald Eagle fights with Golden Eagle but he disappears after. The reason why I still keep golden eagle in this modified version even though he’s not a factor in this story is because a basketball team requires five players to be complete. In addition, some names are changed like, “sky people” is changed to stratosphere people, and kingdom members correlate with earth people in the original story. Earth people and the kingdom members are similar because they are more like spectators that make the story sound living. Moreover, their roles are developed differently in order for them to fit into the theme of friendships and team works. For example, sapsucker, fish, golden eagle, Air Xavier, and Woodpecker are a team rather than individuals who don’t care for each other. In this version, these characters have to compete for what they want instead of stealing it, which demonstrates moral value. For example, in this modified version all the characters compete against the stratosphere people in a basketball game for fire; whereas, the animal people in the original text want to sneak up to the sky and steal it from the sky people. “Let us go up to the sky country and try to get some fire…,” said the chief in original story. It sounds more like a challenge rather then just shooting endless arrows up to the sky. In addition, we were taught not to steal and stealing is bad; therefore, I don’t want those behaviors to display in the story. I want to express to our youth to compete for what they want, instead of being sneaky and cheating. Competition always makes things exciting. For example, the flow of the game enables the story to be dramatic when the game is down to the wire. The game enables other characters to be involved rather then just focus on Woodpecker and his actions as describe in the original text. The addition of A. Xavier and the involvement of other characters develop the theme of team work. I believe that in order to win a game or to win any kind of competition, it is important to work as a team rather then being a loner. As the story continues each character has different impacts on the outcome of the game, or perhaps the outcome of the story. To support the idea of team work and to modify the theme of friendships, it requires me to change the roles of each character...