Look Out, The Saints Are Coming Through (In-class discussion/response?)

Initial thoughts on the short story:

I, personally, cannot find any sort of relation between this and the Bob Dylan song. The story itsself was somewhat grating for me to get through, though it was not a 'bad' read I suppose. The narrative was confusing and weird, the only things that I could really piece together being the addictions to certain drugs, and violence.

The various jobs that the male character went through were interesting enough I suppose, though the lack of clarification on whatever was happening was irritating. Him having no real clear, readable character was also somewhat irritating.
The female character was forgettable, and I found it hard to really understand what it was she was doing beyond just scolding the main character and getting bothered by her brothers. The only things I can manage to remember about her, as a character, is that she wore jeans under her wedding dress.

Story-narrative wise, the use of the roman symbols for each 'chapter'(?) were kind of neat, but otherwise I still had a lot of trouble trying to figure out where I even was, and again, how it was even related to the Bob Dylan song.

Questions On the Board during class:

1. What is your reaction to the text you just read?
    See above. 
2. What connections did you make with the story? Discuss the elements of the work with which you were able to connect. 
 The only connections I could make with the story is that the two characters in this story were married/in a relationship, the male character had violent tendencies, the female character had 'smart' brothers and she was somewhat witty, and that the male character occasionally mentioned wanting to be like Bob Dylan in terms of doing artsy shit when he was slightly older.
The elements I suppose are the same thing; Just being able to connect the married aspect, the violent character, the witty character, and some references to Bob Dylan.
3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another media? What media would you use? What changes would you make?
 I would definitely try and make this into a comic, because I think the graphic novel format would work for the type of story that this is trying to tell. Likely in the style of something of Mike Mignola for that extra punchy effect that I feel like this story is trying to get. I would use the graphic novel media format, either traditionally drawn or digital, doesn't matter. As for changes, I would definitely first off give the two main characters names, and delve into what happened, and maybe make the references to Bob Dylan perhaps a tad more meaningful more instead of just off-handed mentions of liking his lifestyle or his music.