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Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"
Book Review # 107701
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"
An analysis of Frank Kafka's short story "The Metamorphosis", which has implications for everyone who reads it, even today.
1,392 words (approx. 5.6 pages) |
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MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper introduces and analyzes the dark short story "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. Specifically, it discusses the theme of isolation in the story, as Gregor's character is tragic and hopeless, and is eventually an outcast from his family.From the Paper:
"The tragedy of Gregor Samsa's life is not that he has transformed into a giant bug, but that his family has never appreciated him, supported him, or really loved him. Kafka opens this dark short story with the words, "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect" (Kafka 19). However, Kafka makes it quite clear very early in the story that Gregor's life is not tragic because he has turned into a bug. In fact, his life was quite tragic even before he woke up one morning and found he was transformed into something completely repugnant and disgusting. Literary critic Harold Bloom writes, "He has been sacrificing himself by working at his meaningless, degrading job so as to pay off an old debt of his parents' to his employer" (Bloom 21). Bloom sees Gregor's life as meaningless and without love or affection, simply obligation and duty. It does not take long for the reader to know that Gregor hates his job and his employer, and only continues to work because of his family obligations. Thus, he continues his meaningless existence for the people he loves, but they do not appreciate or love him in return."Sample of Sources Used:
- Bloom, Harold, ed. Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis.' New York: Chelsea House, 1988.
- Kafka, Franz. Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka. Trans. Willa Muir and Edwin Muir. New York: Modern Library, 1952.
- Olsen, Eric. "The Labyrinth Within: Franz Kafka and the Predicament of Modern Man." World and I, Volume: 19, Issue: 6, June 2004.
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Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Franz-Kafka's-The-Metamorphosis/107701
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"Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Franz-Kafka's-The-Metamorphosis/107701>
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