The Aquatic Uncle - Week Thirteen Point Five

1. Are there any prominent symbols in the story? If so what are they and how are they used?
There are a lot of symbols that permeate The Aquatic Uncle such as fins versus feet, water, and land. Talk of fins and talk of paws is the subject of a good majority of the story, as it's a way to separate the more "civilized" animals from the ones that cannot renounce the old ways of living in the water. In regards to the more "civilized" and more evolutionarily developed animals, there is the constant battle of land versus water. It's not an actual battle, like with wars or anything, but there definitely is strife between those who choose to stay in the water and those who try to coax their loved ones out of the water and into a new way of life.

2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss elements of the story with which you were able to connect.
As I stated in my last answer, I definitely picked up on the differences that are seen between old and new generations. The younger generations are generally more quick to adapt to new ways of thinking, new ways of life, and new ideas that present themselves to them rather than constantly dwell on how things were decades ago.
When uncle N'ba N'ga tries to coax Qfwfq and his family into coming back into the water with him, saying that there is plenty of room and more worms than ever to eat when they come to visit him is reminiscent of how some parents or grandparents or what have you try to convince the younger generations to slow their pace of advancement. Sometimes it seems like older generations don't understand how the newer world works and think that it's easy as anything to go back to the old ways.
Like how college students are in severe debt after graduating and getting jobs is a lot harder than it might have been in their grandparents' time -- as an example.

3.What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make?
I think it would be cool to adapt this story into maybe a short animation. I would probably give the beginning animation a quick voice over to explain that the species were evolving and separating from the water (or in Uncle N'ba N'ga's case, staying in the water and relate how this caused strife between families). I wouldn't change the story much as it's pretty straight forward and self-explanatory, but I would probably make it clearer as to why Lll chose to go live with N'ba N'ga instead of her fiancé since she was so accustomed to living on land and had only known that her whole life.