The most prominent symbols in this story is the existence of superheroes and the main character a super-villain named Professor Incognito. The professor is the protagonist in this story and is also narrating in first person to his girlfriend in the form of a letter or holographic image. The nature of the conversation is quite unusual for this type of story as it is placed in a very realistic normal world. The apology from the professor is quite straight forward and humorous and could have been given outside of the superhero milieu. The professor's remarks about his super baddie activities seem very matter of fact.and his comments about their relationship and going to therapy ground this story in a very real world .This juxtaposes with the world the Professor has created in his comments in which he is attempting a world takeover and has done a variety of "evil" things to both people and property. This placement adds much humor and originality to the story and allowed me to sympathize with the Professor and humanized him as a character. I was able to connect with the fact that he was a person who has had relationship struggles like many of us and is also struggling with his place in the world.
The medium I could see this story being placed in would be video. The character of Professor Incognito reminds me somewhat of Dr. Horrible from Dr. Horrible's singalong, If Professor Incognito had captured his girlfriend and tied her up and was telling her his apology before he finished his evil plan for world domination this would be very funny. Of course I would add a hero who would save the day.
The video which would combine music and humor would make a great way for the Professor to tell his story while staying true to his goals of world domination and still keeping his humanity.
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