fear of parody

so, we have to do this parody of one of three great short stories of literature for fiction writing class. (gobol's the nose, kafka's in the penal colony and melvil's bartleby, if you were wondering) and fiction writing 2 has the WORST rap because of it! i don't get it. i mean, i haven't written my parody yet, but i guess i'm a little afraid, because there's all this horror about it. it taking up the whole semester, so many people being blocked on it, it being not fun or creative, just an exercise to get through. but what if it's not? i can't imagine it being that awful. i don't get it. i mean, i haven't done it yet, but how is it different than any other assignment? there are always guidlines we're supposed to write from- i have a hard time without a specific story, however the class helps me come up with it. i guess this is a bit more strict, but i don't think it will be any worse than any other assignment, i don't know why my classmates can't get over themselves. i will let you know if i'm all wrong and it's actually as bad as they all say.