1. Are there any prominent symbols in the story? If so how are they used?
There is a lot of symbolism mainly about urban living in the 21st century. There's isn't a specific time given of when the comic takes place from what I read so far. But it shows how much hatred Spider has for urban living. Talking about how mindless people are towards media and their social construct. But at the same time Spider himself is seen as the paranoia type, something you can often see in people who have lived during the scare in the 1950-60.
2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect/
I was able to connect with the story in a way of seeing someone come back to a place they are all too familiar with. Seeing how things have not change or will ever change anytime soon. Usually this is not a bad thing but I think I connected more with Spider since he wasn't happy to come back, it's the same with me and going back home. It's nice for about a week but then I'm ready to leave. The city life, mainly the people around the city reminds me of people I went to high school with and how they never left or changed.
3. What changes would you make to adapt this story to another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
Considering how the comic has a slight noir-ish feel to it, I would probably turn it into a film. As for changes to make it adapt? I don't think many major changes would happened, usually things are changed from paper to video for it's lack of representation to a mass audience but this comic already has a theme that anyone can relate too which an interesting character. The character speaks to himself a lot, I would change it where most of that is done in voice over and he acts upon his own thoughts.
