Question

Adapting the Greats Assessment

Step 1: Select and read one of the following short stories. Each may be found online. Contact your instructor if you need assistance locating the story.
• "Cranes" by Hwang Sun-won
• "Initiation" by Sylvia Plath
• "The Interlopers" by Saki

Step 2: Create an adaptation of the short story you read. For your adaption, you may
• write a short story of at least 350 words
• write a poem of at least 10 lines
• create a piece of digital or hand-created art
Title of Short Story

• "Initiation" by Sylvia Plath
My Adaptation



Step 3: Answer the following reflection questions in at least one complete sentence.
Why did you choose to adapt the original text in the medium you did?

Type your reflection here.
Why did you choose to adapt the certain scene(s) you did?
Type your reflection here.

What did you change from the original? Why?
Type your reflection here.

Answer 1

We can see here that "The Interlopers" by Saki is a story with themes of rivalry, conflict, and the consequences of feuds. To adapt it into a poem of at least 10 lines, one can explore these themes in a poetic form.

Here's an adaptation inspired by the story:

In woods where shadows dance and pine trees sigh,

Two rivals clash beneath the moon's pale light,

A feud entrenched, its roots run deep, so sly,

Their hearts consumed by bitter, endless spite.

Their eyes ablaze with vengeance and disdain,

In silhouettes against the starry sky,

Two souls entwined in enmity's dark chain,

Bound by a legacy they can't defy.

Yet fate's cruel jest, amidst the tangled thorns,

Conspires to weave a different kind of tale.

This adaptation uses the rivalry and conflict as central themes, exploring the futility of their feud and the unforeseen twist of fate.