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    Franz Kafka is fictional 20th centaury based novel that begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa. He is transformed into a large, monstrous, insect- like creature. The reason why Samsa turned into an insect is never revealed in the novel. In the rest of the novel, Gregor tries to just adjust to his new condition, his parents and sister are repelled by the horrible creature that he has become. Gregor Samsa is a traveling sales man who wakes up one day to find that he has been transformed into

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    In the story The Metamorphosis, written by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa experiences in existential crisis that is extremely unique. Instead of feeling the usual sense of purposelessness or boredom, Gregor is transformed into a bug and so he loses his purpose. His reaction to his transformation is the most disturbing because he does not care and in fact, tries to act like nothing has changed; however, things will never be the same. He is unable to work and unable to help his family whop he had supported

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    Whats crazy about this example is that it really happened to Gregor in the metamorphosis. He is giving his fullest all while his family is breaking him down. This is clearly shown through his symbolic transformation into a cockroach. Gregor is a daunting example of how people look at others in a way that tears each other apart. For starters, how would feel if the people in your life, the ones who were there to give love

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    Franz Kafka, the transformation of character Gregor from human to insect, may seem exaggerated and overblown, but it has a meaning. Author Kafka, does this to show how a slight change in appearance can affect the notion or way people look at you. Gregor as a person, compassionate and caring for his family, gets treated like scum once he has become a beetle. A slight change in Gregor's appearance changes the way he acts and is treated. Starting off, Gregor has a round shell, expressed, “His armor-hard

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    Gregor as Christ 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. In the Bible, God, sacrifices his only son, a respectable, revered "heavenly" figure, allowing Jesus to live amongst sinful people

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    In the story of the Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesperson wakes up to find himself transformed into a large insect. He looks around the room, which appeared normal to him and he tries to go back to sleep thinking that it was all a nightmare. Since he cannot turn to his side, he cannot fall asleep. Gregor looks at his new body and found out it was not a nightmare. Gregor now must adjust to his new conditions as he deals with the financial crisis from his family. This might be a

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    The story of Gregor Samsa by Franz Kaftka began with him more or less already being transformed into a nondescript insect. He then began his descent into a bug-like state through slowly ceasing the few actions, thoughts and things that made him human. The more he accepted his state as an insect and the less of a place he held as the family’s breadwinner, the more he disappeared into his physicality. Although it may outwardly appear that Gregor’s physical transformation into an insect happened at

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    Throughout Franz Kafka’s highly descriptive novella “The Metamorphosis,” the author uses the main character, Gregor Samsa, to reflect Kafka’s developing alienation and suffering. Throughout much of Kafka’s life he was alienated from his father and suffered with depression and anxiety. Escaping his hardships through his writings, Kafka reflects these hardships through Gregor Samsa, who also suffers isolation from his family while trapped in his apartment due to his immobility as an enormous bug.

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    A villain is someone who opposes who opposes the protagonists (Websters). In Franz Kafka’s, Metamorphosis Gregor Samsa’s father’s tendencies and actions enhance the story. As Kafka recounts a story about Gregor who wakes up one morning, not feeling like himself, literally. He wakes up in an entirely different body, no longer does he walk and talk like a man, but rather lives and breathes through the body of a large insect. After all of Gregor's, hardships and demonstrated devotion, his father still

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    the continuing situations tell us about his character is that, Gregor Samsa was a traveling salesman’s who woke up in finding himself transformed as a monstrous cockroach in his bed. Throughout the book Gregor seems to be a very caring yet devoted person towards his job and his family. Although he is transformed into a monstrous cockroach Gregor seems to forget about himself and what situation he was in. Therefore, we noticed Gregor dislikes his job, but he doesn’t want to put at risk in losing his

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