For my creative interpretation of Larry Woiwode’s “Ode to an Orange”, I decided to translate the prose into a commercialized instruction label for oranges. My reasons are as follows: Woiwode’s description on how to eat an orange was very specific, much like something you would find on the back of a packaged meal. His use of imagery and particular directions on how to peel, cut, or obtain an orange called this image of an instruction label to my mind, so I decided to format it as such. Although my creation/interpretation of “Ode to an Orange” isn’t intrinsically media centric (instructions aren’t typically seen as popular media), I believe it gives commentary on art and commercialization. This may be a bit of a stretch, but as I created the label, I thought of how art can be commercialized and things that are commercialized can become art. For example, my friend showed me a video last night of a person talking in a commercial without any music, and s...
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