If you read "the story of samson, the strong man" compiled by logan marshall and the warning by henry wadsworth longfellow how has longfellow altered source material from the story of samson? he changes the ending of samson’s story to show that good can overcome evil. longfellow transforms samson to a character without mythical powers to make his story more believable. longfellow transforms samson to represent the potential for enslaved people to rise against their captors. he picks up where samson’s story ends to demonstrate samson’s influence on future generations.