Symbolism In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

In Metamorphosis, the protagonist in the story is Gregor Samsa. He is a travelling salesman who awakes one morning to discover he has turned into an insect. It seems that Gregor's only use purpose in life is to work and support his family; this seems his own concern when he finds himself as an insect. "The next train went at seven o'clock; to catch that he would need to hurry like mad and his samples weren't even packed up, and he himself wasn't feeling particularly fresh and active" Gregor is alienated from by the ones who love him, much like the alienation of Frank in The Wasp Factory.

Franz Kafka’s book Metamorphosis displays how the element of communication plays a major role in society. In Gregor’s case, the inability to talk deteriorated the bonds between him and his family. In extension, the inept ability to communicate stripped away Gregor’s tangible, materialistic components of his life. With a language barrier in place, people are bound to misunderstand and ultimately lead to hostility between groups or individuals that shows the inevitable flaw in human inventions. Metamorphosis conveys this idea with reference to parallel to how society impacts reality through uncanny uses of symbolism. Yet, this book highlights the emotions of Gregor, it also showed how easily dismissed this notion is in society, through the ironies and litotes throughout the book.

Often used to emphasize and express a theme, symbolism is used in nearly every literary work. Symbolism is used to support an idea, make a story ‘rich and memorable” (Kearns, 5), and to connect to a reader’s emotions and imagination. One example of the use of symbolism to support an idea and theme is, The Metamorphosis, written by Franz Kafka in 1912. There is an underlining theme of self-sufficiency and dependence upon others and, therefore, many of the symbols allude to the theme. Three important symbols in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, supporting its theme of reliance on others and self-sufficiency, are backbone, door, and picture frame.

When on been an evil or good sometimes they don't always get what they seem to deserve but instead reigning system of justice. Gregor didn't think human society was human at all, selfish place to live and filled with self-centered people. This is how he became to be an big insect to his family. The story was very sad and realistic an should be applied for society to learn when to recognize when someone are appreciate and worth for who or what they

Kafka's "Metamorphosis" addresses how economics and humanity intertwine with each other in todays society. Specifically, Gregor's job and Gregor's relationship with his family. At first, Gregor was acceptive of his job status, although he wanted more. Gregor was concerned about loosing his job and not being able to pay his father's debt. Gregor was more troubled about how his boss would react to him loosing sales than his health. This was probably true because the lack of a sale and medical bills would have cost his boss alot of money. He made a reference to the insurance doctor who believes everyone are malingers. Although harsh, economics plays a big part in societies treatment of each other. The more money you have the better humane treatment

In the novella, “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, Kafka addressing some of the big picture questions, proving they are still prevalent in writing. One of the big picture questions

Franz Kafka said, “I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself” (Kafka, The Metamorphosis, Goodreads). By the name of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, who suddenly woke from unsettled dreams found himself transformed in his own bed into a giant insect. As Gregor’s metamorphosis begins, he becomes psychologically withdrawn from life and family. *Gregor wishes to free himself out of isolation through his family and society, but the only way to avoid that is death.

When I think of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, I think of Shoebag, but its author was elusive. Near the book’s back cover is written, “Shoebag is a story about change, by a popular young-adult author who’s changed her name, too, to Mary James,” which was one of several pen names for Marijane Meaker (136). She is obviously no stranger to change, but she also knew Gregor Samsa’s loneliness from broken relationships and Kafka’s alienation because throughout her life, she had secret affairs with women that eventually fizzled. No one can prove how much of her personality, if at all, is in Shoebag’s character, but she adapted Metamorphosis into a novel about change, family, and acceptance that can introduce younger students to Kafka and the plot or assist older students’ understanding.

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka there were many conflicts. Out of all the conflicts the most important conflict is that Gregor Samsa turned into a giant bug. This was a big problem for him and for his family.

The psychologist, Sigmund Freud, states that every human has a conscious and unconscious mind. In the unconscious mind it is said the people suppress their hidden feelings which may affect the way they think. Freud says one way humans express their hidden feeling is through dreams. This idea is the foundation for the dream interpretation of “The Metamorphosis.” Dreams have the capacity to encapture events that never happen in reality. They connect with how people reflect their true feelings about a situation or themselves. Throughout “The Metamorphosis”, the author, Kafka, uses Gregor’s repressed feelings incorporated with the dull setting and Gregor’s transformation to support the idea that Gregor is dreaming.

Franz Kafka’s book Metamorphosis displays how the element of communication plays a major role in society. In Gregor’s case, the inability to talk deteriorated the bonds between him and his family. In extension, the inept ability to communicate stripped away Gregor’s tangible, materialistic components of his life. With a language barrier in place, people are bound to misunderstand and ultimately lead to hostility between groups or individuals that shows the inevitable flaw in human inventions. Metamorphosis conveys this idea with reference to parallel to how society impacts reality through uncanny uses of symbolism. Yet, this book highlights the emotions of Gregor, it also showed how easily dismissed this notion is in society, through the ironies and litotes throughout the book.

And face it. No kid in high school feels as if they fit in. In correspondence to the questioning of belonging to a stereotypical teenage society, in the story, “The Metamorphosis,” by Franz Kafka, is a showing of how in a day-to-day “regular” lifestyle can result in the alienating of the metamorphosing of something not as typical in your self-styled day-to-day “regular” lifestyle. This also can be known as outsiders, people who do not belong to a particular group, signifying the argument that newcomers are simply those who are misjudged or misunderstood for the two reasons of. Since, the men and women that are seen as “normal” or “popular” look down upon these outcasts, and others follow that philosophy with them. It has been said before

Franz Kafka, author of The Metamorphosis, was born in Prague to Hermann and Julie Kafka. Kafka attended many schools and obtained a law degree, mostly by the will of his father, but Kafkas true passion was writing. Kafka would go to his day job at an insurance company and stay up all night writing. Although, Kafka's love was writing, his father despised his passion. At the age of 29, Kafka took his experiences with his family and turned them into the highly acclaimed book The Metamorphosis. Kafka uses expressionism through Gregor to show his relationships, work life, and struggles with suicide and depression.

Dictators. We all know them. They are evil people that sneak into power and eliminates everyone that is different. Hitler is a very well know dictator. He came to power and started to gather up all the Jews because they were different and were living better than the rest of the Germans. Most of the people persecuted couldn’t help being related to a Jew and yet their pleas for mercy were ignored. Franz Kafka’s novella is not about a dictator but it alludes to a person close to Franz that was as close to a dictator that he ever go to. Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, is about a young man that wakes up one day and is a vermin and has to maneuver around his home and come to terms with his six itchy legs. It probably sounds like a load of fictitious ramblings that somehow became a classical novel. Wrong! Look a little closer and the secret message Franz Kafka wrote for his father will slowly emerge from in between the lines. In his secret message, Kafka evinces that a dictator will be a person’s end if he or she does not stand up and defend. He hides his message while also utilizing Gregor’s sister through her indirect and direct actions.

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka the main character, Gregor, turns into a giant bug one morning. His whole life changes once he becomes a bug. Society as a whole pretty much hates bugs. They think they’re dirty and nasty. Most of them don’t seem to offer much and a lot of people wish that bugs didn’t exist. Their lives would be so much better if bugs just weren’t a thing to worry about. If people get an infestation they try to kill them all and they leave their homes to get away from the gross bugs. Gregor Samsa is seen in the same way once he is no longer a man.