Week Twelve: Diverse Positions of science Fiction

For this week, i had begun to read the short story Bloodchild. I found it to be quite odd but also fascinating. We as humans are so used to being the top of the food chain that it is a peculiar thought to be second to a more predatory species; used as hosts for their young. It is a piece that does not follow Majoritarian culture. It is one where we are not the dominant predators, but a group of animals used as hosts for our predatory "masters". It is a different concept that from the psychological standpoint is incredibly uncomfortable, that creatures with the ability to reach the top of our own food chain could be used in these ways. History is told through the triumphant, but in this case its told through the victims of the loss. Humans hate the thought of being caged up like animals, and this story breaks this perception and creates uncomfortable tension while reading the story. It is very different from that of Majoritarian culture in its ways of taking typical human stereotypes and making us the victims.

Absent for this class.

Update:

1. What is you're reaction to the text we just read?
My initial reaction is a feeling of uncomfortableness. It is a perspective i have not been exposed to before and it takes some time to process this story.

2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the story with which you were able to connect.
I made connections with the humans in the story, the human element is family and makes for just common connections in the story. Also, i connect with the main character Gan as i would not want to assist in the flaying of one of my own. The blood and parasites hatching would have been too much for any person, let alone a child/ adolescent.

3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
I would not alter the story too much if i were to convert it to another medium, it is informative and descriptive. That being said, i would put it into comic format. Since it is a short story it would logically fit into the size and scope that a comic possess, as well as the structure of a comic could provide artistic leeway to reduce the grotesqueness of some of the scenes. It would provide enough space to tell the story while keeping it simple yet informative with the storytelling of the piece.