"The Metamorphosis" and "Notes From Underground"

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This paper clearly cites the various similarities and differences in Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Dostoevsky's "Notes From Underground" including the fact that both authors have a comparable style of writing in that they use the perspective of a narrative. This paper also delves into the plot and main characters of both novels while taking notice of the negative outlook on life both authors express from the start.

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"Metamorphosis shows you Gregor's situation at all times, and "what you see is what you get." The reader watches his slow demise and witnesses his feeble attempts to deal with the changes in his life. His family is visible to the reader and actions are clear. Early on the explanation of the dreariness of life and his work situation are explained to the reader. On the other hand, Notes from Underground leave the reader wondering what is happening right from the very beginning of the story. The narrator began by describing how he is a sick man, and the reader has to pay attention to every single sentence in order to understand what is happening in this man's life."

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