Transmetropolitan Assessment

1. Are there any prominent symbols in the story? If so what are they and how are they used?

I believe some of the most prominent symbols in the story are the citizens in the city and parts of the city itself. One can view all of the background characters as references to what is going on with todays society and how we are evolving. An example would be the boy sitting on the stairs, playing video games and getting high off of some weird looking drug, it's almost a parody in a way.

2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect.

In some odd way I was able to connect with some of Spider's views. He as a character seems like a shut in and wanting to get away from the city and the people living in it. He believes that the people are reducing themselves to nothing but walking billboards and junkies, which is sort of true. In todays world it's mostly about what you wear and the different highs you can get, luckily there are a vast majority of people still fighting hard against it.

3. What changes would you make to adapt this this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?

If I were to adapt this story into another medium I would use an animated series to tell its story. I believe the colors and the visuals from every part of this book is important and need to be translated similarly as it is in the book. A live action movie would not work because of the vast colors would be too harsh to transfer on screen. I would barely change anything except make some of the dialogue more digestable with a slower pacing.