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Franz Kafka 's A Hunger Artist And The Metamorphosis

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Self -insertion, a literary device in which a character who is the real author of a work of fiction appears as a character within fiction, either overtly or in disguise. Imagine yourself being unable to obtain the recognition of your parents your whole life and leaving this world as a nobody. The writings of Franz Kafka not only spoke of the absurdity of life, but also about who he was. They told about what type of human being he was, and how he was feeling. You can see this in both of his well known short stories, A Hunger Artist and The Metamorphosis. I believe that there is a personal link between author and character and that it can be found in most of his works.
Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague. The writer grew up in a middle-class Jewish family and studied law at the University of Prague. By the time Kafka was six he had lost his two younger brothers, they were only infants, leaving Franz as the only boy in the family. This tragedy shaped the family for the rest of their lives. Growing up Kafka’s relationship with his parents suffered, neither of them supporting his desire of become a writer. Hermann Kafka, Franz’s father, was a forceful man and made it apparent throughout the household. “Kafka 's father had a profound impact on both Kafka 's life and writing. He was a tyrant of sorts, with a wicked temper and little appreciation for his son 's creative side” ("Franz Kafka." Bio. A&E Television Networks). Although it was difficult to get along with his

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