Zachary Husain #087
Ms. Cindi DeWitt
September 1st, 2015
IB English A1 HL
Analysis of Gregor Franz Kafka, the author of The Metamorphosis, was born into the world with unexceptional circumstances. According to Biography.com, Franz Kafka’s father, had a profound impact on both Kafka’s life and writing. Kafka’s father was a tyrant of sorts, and did not even have a slight appreciation for Kafka’s creative side, because of his father’s actions and personality, Kafka’s characters in his literature were often coming up against an overbearing power of some kind, one that could easily break the will of men and destroy their sense of self-worth. Before Kafka’s death, he requested that all of his unpublished work be destroyed, but his literary executor disregarded his instructions. People today use the word Kafkaesque to signify senseless and sinister complexity, and Kafka’s reputation as one of the most important writers of modern times is undiminished. From the beginning of The Metamorphosis, Gregor is portrayed as a somewhat pathetic character. He works quite hard in a job that he detests, and receives so little, just so he can be able to pay for his family’s expenses, and does not get slight recognition for his efforts. Gregor has always wanted the best for each and every one of his family members, and he tries so desperately hard to get their approval and to be …show more content…
Gregor suddenly finds himself transformed into a giant insect. Never coming to terms with his metamorphosis, he has struggled with intense feelings of guilt as if his inability to support his family was his own fault. Though freed from his job, Gregor is now a burden to his family and is kept locked in his room. Isolated and neglected, Gregor is a metaphor for the human being oppressed by capitalism and alienated from work, family, and
Ms. Cindi DeWitt
September 1st, 2015
IB English A1 HL
Analysis of Gregor Franz Kafka, the author of The Metamorphosis, was born into the world with unexceptional circumstances. According to Biography.com, Franz Kafka’s father, had a profound impact on both Kafka’s life and writing. Kafka’s father was a tyrant of sorts, and did not even have a slight appreciation for Kafka’s creative side, because of his father’s actions and personality, Kafka’s characters in his literature were often coming up against an overbearing power of some kind, one that could easily break the will of men and destroy their sense of self-worth. Before Kafka’s death, he requested that all of his unpublished work be destroyed, but his literary executor disregarded his instructions. People today use the word Kafkaesque to signify senseless and sinister complexity, and Kafka’s reputation as one of the most important writers of modern times is undiminished. From the beginning of The Metamorphosis, Gregor is portrayed as a somewhat pathetic character. He works quite hard in a job that he detests, and receives so little, just so he can be able to pay for his family’s expenses, and does not get slight recognition for his efforts. Gregor has always wanted the best for each and every one of his family members, and he tries so desperately hard to get their approval and to be …show more content…
Gregor suddenly finds himself transformed into a giant insect. Never coming to terms with his metamorphosis, he has struggled with intense feelings of guilt as if his inability to support his family was his own fault. Though freed from his job, Gregor is now a burden to his family and is kept locked in his room. Isolated and neglected, Gregor is a metaphor for the human being oppressed by capitalism and alienated from work, family, and