I would love to get into Hagar's head, show just how much mental agony she is in as she wondered Beer-Sheba. The desolation and misery she must have felt first when she was sent away then again as she leaves her child to die then the sheer elation that she must have felt when she saw the well.
I would love to highlight just how special Hagar is, from her survival to her direct communication with God especially in contrast to how wild and hospitable the land she was in.
Definitely want to bring the reader into the world, not as an observer but submerged in the world as if he/she was walking beside Hagar or was Hagar herself. Definitely have the feel of scorching heat and chafing of sandstorms on skin. I could see myself adding music to heighten the atmosphere.
Leah
Once again I want to shine light on an underappreciated woman. In this case I would love to highlight how secondary, shunned, and jealous she must feel. It would be interesting to see Leah's interaction with her sister and husband as an outsider.
Perhaps a story about how she was so isolated and had been slowly growing more and more aggrieved until she did something about it, plotting the death of Rachel, or how she plots to get Jacobs attention away from Rachel
Highlight how useless or desperate she feels, make atmosphere desolate-plot inspired by a song
Jephthah's Daughter
This would be a sad one to write, as morbid as it sounds it would be interesting to put the reader in the shoes of the daughter as she walks to her death.
In my mind I don't think she would be scared, or resigned, simply content? I would love to split it into two parts. The first as she walks to her death, possible sacrificial alter? and maybe she takes the dagger herself -highlighting her bravery and nobility. Then into the death itself as everything fades to gray. For the second part I want to see her heaven, walking down a road to the gates or something along those lines, something pretty and calming.
The biggest thing I want this to be is that is a sacrifice but that it is not a tragedy, like the story presents it.
All of these stories are more about the atmosphere then the plot and putting the reader in the event rather then a listener
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Bibliography- Kings James Bible- Specifics Compiled by Laura Gibbs, Online Source
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