Kafka Essay

In the metamorphosis, Kafka captures the absurdist side of grief and human tragedy in the rational description of the impossible. By externalizing the psyche into a nondescript and incongruous milieu, Kafka creates a lacuna between the vicarious premise of literature and his own conception of it. In doing so, the idea of fundamental human separation, and the irrationality of emotion (in essence, humanity) are presented as being as alien as the absurdity of the metamorphosis. The character of Gregor

these people not care for Gregor, but as the story progresses, they grow resentful of him. Particularly Gregor’s sister, Grete, starts to speak of him as more of a responsibility than a brother. She actually refers to him as “it” instead of “he”. (Kafka 1232) Without the positive influences that Ivan was blessed with, Gregor is unable to come to a full resolution. He dies in understanding, but fails to apprehend new life through his suffering. Perhaps if his situation was different, and if he had

including Gregor himself to his transformation into a vermin- cockroach. Kafka, renowned for his surrealism, tries to create a universe where a seemingly unrealistic reality containing chaos, corruption and immorality, is in fact reality, and an actually consistent perception of the truly horrid nature of human existence under the influence of society. Set against the backdrop of truly unnatural and surreal circumstance, Kafka explores the prospect of human sympathy; and to what extent sympathy actually

allusion to the bible because of Kafka’s religion is Judaism. However, we see many different symbolism in the story that represent different aspects of the Bible and most importantly we realize Gregor can be a reflection of Jesus Christ himself. Franz Kafka used his ability as a writer to manifest an idea that Gregor could have been an allusion to the savior, Jesus Christ, mainly by providing equivalent scenarios found in the Bible. First of all, Jesus Christ was a caring man to ungrateful, difficult

tragic was when Gregor was describing his feelings about his job as a traveling salesman. Gregor only worked the job he despised to pay off his family’s debt to his manager, “If I didn’t hold back for my parents’ sake, I would have quit long ago…” (Kafka 4). He disliked traveling to so many places, eating meals at strange hours, the struggles he encountered with intimate relationships, and waking up early in the morning to avoid missing his train. Gregor was hardly recognized by his family for supporting

Franz Kafka’s novella, The Metamorphosis, takes place in the Post-World War I era. In a world dominated by cold machinery and irrational fears, Kafka constructs a criticism of humanity through the transmutation of Gregor from a human to a monstrous vermin. Kafka’s symbolism of Gregor’s bug form primarily serves to indicate how humanity underappreciates themselves and keep value within materialistic ideals. Gregor’s character development from almost drone-like to individualistic ultimately implies

the resolve mankind has been shown to possess, there is only stagnancy. When you stop moving forward with your life, only a drastic shift in circumstances can change this progression, as Gregor’s metamorphosis demonstrates. In “The Metamorphosis,” Kafka utilizes the idea of alienation in a few different contexts: there is the alienation Gregor is experiencing between himself and his identity/well-being, the alienation spawning between himself and his humanity, and the isolation between him and his

From ‘The Metamorphosis’ by Franz Kafka, I believe that Gregor, if given the chance, would relive his life. Gregor could use this second chance to pay more attention to himself and his own needs, spend more time at home with his family, and attempt to find a profession that he actually wants . In the story, Gregor is introduced in a state of sorrow. Gregor lives a life of overloaded responsibility with a lack of appreciation for his efforts and money contributions to his family. First, Gregor should

Haley Moore Mr. Hertzog English 10H, Period 6 16 March, 2015 Metamorphosis In the story “Metamorphosis” by Kafka, a young man named Gregor is ex-communicated from his family when he somehow transforms into a large bug. The Samsa’s mock a typical family by showing how easily they dispose of their responsibility to him. The Samsa’s have built up much debt over the years, and Gregor has taken it to be his duty to get rid of it. In order to do this he is forced to work long hours daily. However one night

as a giant insect. However, Gregor’s journey through his new life is not subjective, as his transformation provokes significant changes in his family’s dynamics. In fact, Gregor’s transformation into an insect is not the main focus of the novella. Kafka uses Gregor’s metamorphosis as a way to emphasize the more significant metamorphosis within the Samsa