Gregor As An Allusion In Kafka's Metamorphosis

In his "Metamorphosis", Kafka utilizes an allegorical technique to compare Gregor's sacrifices to those of Jesus in the Bible. Ultimately, both Gregor and Jesus sacrifice their lives so that they can help their loved ones, despite betrayal.  Kafka uses this biblical allegory to illustrate Gregor's Christ-like actions.

Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people- Michael W. Smith. Change plays a key role in one’s life. Change is what makes one’s life different from usual; change is needed in everyone’s life in order to maintain the fluency of life. The character Gregor Samsa’s in the book “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka symbolizes change, in which he gets transformed into a large insect. Change literally means to make or do something in a different manner to get a new result.

There was a lot of stuff that was unnecessary in Metamorphosis. If i was Gregor i would've escaped Or tell the sister or mother to set me free. But since i don't know how to live as a bug i probably wouldn’t want to be set free. I would have the family take on different responsibilities for Gregor. I would also have Gregor tell his family that he was cursed or something.

In the Novella, The Metamorphosis, the by author Franz Kafka, Gregor undergoes a magnificent change into a new species overnight. Throughout the relatively short book, readers witness extreme and fast paced emotion change and of course, as well as physical change. To aid with these transitions, Kafka uses various methods of figurative language. Given the lack of length of the Novella, the comparisons needed to direct make a point or provide a sense of imagery, given provided through similes. Kafka uses similes in his writing to help make comparisons and give add more detail to the characters and the storyline.

What led to Gregor Samsa’s tragic end? In the novel, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, published in 1915, a young man named Gregor Samsa wakes up one day, only to find that he has gone through a very shocking physical transformation into a human-sized bug. Throughout The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s family basically disowns him, and he begins to feel like a burden to them, so he decides something needs to change for them, and for him, death is the only option. One of the literary elements in this novel is the incorporation of biblical allusions. The first example, is when Gregor is hidden away and shunned by his family, this can be looked at as a biblical reference to Gregor’s situation, when Jesus is turned against by his followers. The second, and most prominent example of biblical allusion is the role that the apple plays in the plot. The apple can be interpreted as the same Biblical fruit, from the tree of knowledge. Lastly, when Gregor cannot move from the pain after an apple is wedged in his back, he states that he feels “nailed in place” (Kafka 52). This is just like Jesus, and how he was nailed to the cross.

One of the most important quotes of this book, that represents biblical allusion is “But he felt as if he was nailed in place and stretched out completely confused in all his senses.” (Kafka 37) In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka tells the story of a man named Gregor, who has takes on all of the responsibilities of his four person family. One morning he wakes up as a vermin who no one can bear to see, and eventually scares everyone away from himself. Including his sister Grete who stays by his side throughout most of the novel. By making references to the condemnation of the serpent for tempting Adam and Eve, the Crucifixion of Christ, and the cleansing of sins, Kafka dramatically enhances his writing with these biblical allusions.

In the novella The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, the main character Gregor undergoes a physical transformation from human to bug. Despite this change in appearance, he maintains his human brain as insect tendencies slowly take over his day to day behavior. He maintains his thoughtless state of mind, memories, and inner dialogue during his exterior transformation. Although he maintains his mental capacities, it is his change in appearance that causes his family to turn against him and eventually kill him. These events show how people can become dehumanized by society and the government only because of a difference in behavior or appearance.

The human truth in The Metamorphosis can be seen in various ways depending on your point of view of Gregor and Franz Kafka. Gregor Samsa was working for his family in result of the family needing money (so he thought); his parents and sister did not work. He is the only working child in the entire family. His father forced him to work, but he dislikes his job, and this does not make his life any easier. Gregor had to give up his own ambitions to provide for his family. Gregor finds himself trapped in a bubble. “Gregor’s goal to sustain his parents’ debt and provide for the family becomes more important than his own happiness”(Sadler). He struggles with the burden of providing for his family and maintaining himself simultaneously. The truth at this point of the book contains the little facts we know about Gregor, alienation will get you nowhere in life and will hold you back from accomplishing goals in life. Gregor takes notice to his transformation, but “does not seem to find it terrifying or even that unusual, merely an inconvenience or perhaps a delusion” (Smith). I think Gregor is transforming into a bug like creature due to his financial burden, his depression, alienation, guilt, and his terrible job.

Probably the most noticeable biblical allusion Kafka uses in The Metamorphosis is the apple that is forced into Gregor’s back by his father. At one point in the novel Gregor finds himself in the living room when his father comes home from work. His father, in an act to get Gregor back into his room, proceeds to firing multiple apples at him. One of the apples forces its way into Gregor’s

For thousands of years, the Jewish People have endured negative stereotypes such as the "insects of humanity." As Sander Gilman pointed out, the Nazi Party labeled Jews as "insects like lice and cockroaches, that generate general disgust among all humanity" (Gilman 80).1 These derogative stereotypes, although championed by the Nazis, have their origins many centuries earlier and have appeared throughout Western culture for thousands of years. This fierce anti-Semitism specifically surfaced in Europe’s large cities in the early twentieth century, partially in conjunction with the growing tide of nationalism, patriotism, and xenophobia that sparked the First World

Within Kafka's “The Metamorphosis” there are many forms of symbolism. The story it is often argued that Kafka shows a strong Christian allegory in that Gregor is viewed as a Christ figure through out the story. Throughout the story the story of Christ can be argued or related to.

It is unusual to say the least to open a book and the first line is about the main character waking up as a large insect. Most authors’ use symbolism to relate the theme of their work, not Franz Kafka. He uses a writing method that voids all aspects and elements of the story that defy interpretation. In doing this, he leaves a simple story that stands only for an objective view for his own thoughts and dreams. Kafka focuses the readers’ attention on a single character that symbolizes himself and his life, not Everyman as some authors do. This method is displayed in most of his literary works. To understand how this method is recognized, readers must study the

In Frank Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, the main character, Gregor, wakes up to find that he has transformed into a bug-like creature. He tries to maneuver in his new body, finding difficulty making his way off the bed, but his most pressing concern is keeping his job, as he is the sole breadwinner in his family. He seems almost indifferent to the transformation, and moves methodically to try to keep his job so he can pay off his father’s debt to the company and provide for his family.

However, what this argument overlooks is how Gregor’s family treats him and how he treats himself in the novella by Franz Kafka. Gregor’s metamorphosis can be seen as an allegory for a man or women announcing their homosexuality.

In this story, I fell that the writer does an excellent job of connecting the reader with Gregor. Right of the bat, the author almost forces the reader to identify with Gregor by showing the unfortunate details of his life. Throughout the story, the reader can’t help but sympathize with Gregor and will find themselves rooting for him. I’ve also found it interesting that by how the author has described Gregor as such a caring and considerate person, that he almost seems cute as a bug, like a family pet, but a giant, monstrous insect. This adds to the reader pitting Gregor for the reader understands that his family have both sympathy and revulsion toward him. Of the people in his family, his sister and mother most definitely find the most sympathy