Comparing and contrasting the protagonists’ course of life in the texts Metamorphosis and Eugenie Grandet
Comparing and contrasting the protagonists’ course of life that was influenced by their relationships with money-minded characters in the texts Metamorphosis and Eugenie Grandet.
To: Mrs. Monty
Eugenie Grandet by Honore De Balzac and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka are stories that reflect upon the relationships of simplistic protagonists, and their relations with money-minded people. Both protagonists (Gregor from Metamorphosis and Eugenie from Eugenie
Grandet) are affected by the actions of their greedy relatives that influences the course their entire lives.
Eugenie starts off living with her miserly, yet wealthy
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The strong desire for money or luxury has distinguished the characters’ humane feelings in the two texts. Mr. Samsa and his family move away from Gregor since he loses the ability to produce money for them by turning into a bug. Gregor’s family now do not need him, hence
“his family closed the door quickly behind him” and keep him locked away in his lonely room. For a while, Gregor’s sister, Grete takes good care of her brother and continues to love him, but unfortunately that does not last very long, and she is forced to get a job and go to work. That way she spends less time with her brother, and soon she develops a sense of disgust towards Gregor, and so she stops visiting him and left him in isolation. Similarly Charles, Eugenie’s love drifts away from Eugenie for financial purposes. Charles’ determination to regain his wealth and his father’s honour makes him leave Grandet. Ironically Grandet finances Charles’ initial steps by giving away her precious ‘coin box’ to Charles. He then returns after seven years and takes more money from Eugenie, just so that he can marry another wealthy girl, leaving his beloved in solitary, and
Eugenie supports him out of the love she has for him. Both protagonists lose their most loved ones, simply because their loved ones run away from their emotional attachment because of materialistic attachments. In both texts the protagonists are the ones
Betrayal is the one thing in which man and woman are all guilty of putting onto one another. “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka is a book related to a boy, named Gregor, who wakes up from his bed and realizes he is transformed into a nasty vermin. His family is befuddled of this transformation Gregor is going through. As a result, betrayal is a vital theme in “The Metamorphosis” and clearly focuses on the downfall of the main character Gregor Samsa. The Samsa family shows treachery, disloyalty and betrayal towards Gregor by showing minimal love, fear towards his abilities, and as well as unfair treatment of his cause.
<center><b>To what extent did Kafka use comedy/irony to develop his tragic, cynical view of society and family?</b></center><br><br>Gregor Samsa, a young traveling salesman who lives with and financially supports his parents and younger sister, Grete, wakes up one morning to find "himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin" or insect. At first, to my surprise, he is preoccupied with practical, everyday concerns: How to get out of bed and walk with his numerous legs? Can he still make it to the office on time? <br><br>Most persons would be devastated to find themselves in such a position as Gregor, but he did not seem to care much about himself, but only about his obligations, instead of panicking, he starts cursing his job : "If I
it. There was a faint sign of rebellion hidden behind this idea..." (Politzer, 76-77) All of
“The Metamorphosis” is a surreal story by Franz Kafka surrounding the transformation and betrayal of Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one day, reborn into a large insect. Along with the bizarre and nightmarish appearance of his new hard back, brown segmented belly, and many legs, Gregor only desire is to live a normal life, unfortunately, this is impossible because he struggles to even get out of bed. Gregor transformation into an insect is a vivid metaphor for the alienation of humans from around the world. After losing human form, Gregor is automatically deprived of the right to be a part of society. Franz Kafka could relate to Gregor because he too was mistreated/neglected by his father and worked a job that he was unhappy doing. Franz and Gregor both were providers for their families. Alienation, isolation, and loneliness were not hard to recognize during the Modernity and Modernism time period.
When individuals are rejected by family and society, they tend to feel abandoned and unloved. In Franz Kafka’s, The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s transformation into a “monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1) results in him being psychologically and even physically abused by his family. Rejection from his mother, sister, and father leave Gregor feeling unwanted and feeling as if he is a terrible burden on the family and their well being.
And so life goes on for her, until she meets a couple of women that change her life around.
He glanced out of the window, watching the sky turning from a deep blue shade to a clear, blue, breezy morning. ‘A good day.’ He made a mental note to himself. The sun baked through the curtains, sharpening his enormous shadow. He thought of that fussy factory owner and sighed.
What does The Metamorphosis. suggest about caring, patience, communication, love, loyalty, shame, secrecy, duty in the context of family life?
As people develop change is inevitable but change, often times, is both painful and unwelcome. In most cases, it breeds conflict particularly in regard to societal expectations. Whether the change is realized slowly or in a drastic manner, it still faces opposition and often reveals a side of a character I am not aware of. Kafka’s two works, In The Metamorphosis and In the Penal Colony show how conflict emerges and develops at different stages as a result of the resistance to change depicted in various of the characters.
Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a passage about a man by the name of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, who is overwhelmed by the pressures of life. Gregor is an honest man who works hard to help his family. His hard work is taken advantage of by his employer and even his own family. He never took a day off of work in order to help support his family. He did exceptional work compared to his coworkers yet his chief clerk always complained about him being inefficient on the job.
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Furthermore, Gregor’s descent into social and physical abjection then forces his family to change radically in order to support themselves. In the beginning, Gregor starts off as the provider for his family. He hates his job, but he still goes above and beyond the call of duty to give his family a more comfortable life, even indulging the expensive endeavour of his sisters’ dream of studying the violin. However, after the metamorphosis, he is thrust into the role of a dependant – forcing his family to take responsibility and support themselves. His sister steps up to the plate in the beginning, giving him a selection of foodstuffs to find what he likes and even cleaning up after him. His parents are still in denial at this point, so much so that they refuse to see him at all. But as time goes by, his family begins to accept the situation and even try to help Grete out. His father produces some money from his previous failed business venture and his mother and sister try to make life more comfortable for Gregor. Grete in particular changes the most noticeably; Gregor himself notes at the beginning that her life up till that point had been “enviable”, consisting of “wearing nice
The character Gregor Samsa is used by Franz Kafka, in his novel The Metamorphosis, to reflect the work, family, and personal issues, which isolate Kafka. Both Gregor and Kafka work long hours at jobs they are not fond of, but put the majority of their time into, which gives them a miniscule amount of time to spend with other people. Samsa works as a traveling salesman, while Kafka works as an insurance salesman, while also working in his family's shop and writing. Kafka’s differing views lead to him being isolated by his family, while Gregor's transformation ends up pushing his already withdrawn family away. The many personal issues, like depression and poor health, that Kafka had, are reflected in his novel through Gregor’s transformation
“The woman kept on crying” (10) – this ability to experience and express emotions is shown as something both the protagonists in both novels - The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus – lack. Women are usually portrayed as the element of society who are more likely to show this ability which connects them to the world surrounding them and keeps them (and men) from being “strangers” to society. The protagonists have especial difficulties relating to women in a profound level because of their lacking this ability. Their relationship with women symbolizes their relationship with
“Metamorphosis” starts with the transformation of Gregor, who “transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.” When his family found out about this unfortunate event, they decided to keep him locked in his room. The characters, especially the sister, played important roles in Gregor’s metamorphosis. Initially, the sister provided food to Gregor and was the sole provider for him. However, in spite of her being the provider for him, in section three of the book, she sees this act as something that she must do and finds it burdensome. For instance, the narrator states “Gregor’s sister no longer thought about how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work” (Metamorphosis 33). Providing for Gregor put Grete, his sister, in a state of having an immense responsibility as she states how she “can’t endure it” (Metamorphosis 39). In section three,