When a story is read, one of the first topics discovered are the characters. In “The Metamorphosis”, the author strongly utilizes the characters. The author writes this story to represent how he feels in his everyday life. Gregor is a salesman who is the main provider for his family. When he becomes this monstrous vermin, he has to adapt to a new life, and he becomes very limited in what he can do. With this new way of life, his family has a rough time trying to adapt to it. When the characters are adapting to this new lifestyle, the author uses characterization to help the readers follow the story. Characterization is the most important literary element in “The Metamorphosis” because it allows the reader to discover the characters individuality,
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The author directly characterizes Gregor when “...he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1156). This quote expands the reader's knowledge on who Gregor is and how he drives the plot. The reader is supposed to grasp the idea of Gregor being an insect and what it does for the main idea. Gregor is the main character, and his modification of becoming an insect creates the story because he has become something new, and has to adapt to a new lifestyle. He becomes very isolated, and this causes the plot to be focused on his adaptations and how his family focuses on him. If the author would have not characterized Gregor to be this insect, the story would have not had the same plot. The plot is concentrated around the idea of Gregor becoming this insect, and how this formation affects his life and his families.
The author can also use indirect characterization as a way to create the plot. Grete contributes to the plot when “...she felt sorry for her behavior, she immediately opened the door again and came in on tiptoes…” (Kafka 1168). This quote connects to characterization because Grete shows her loyalty to Gregor, and how she needs to put him first like he did her once. The reader can conclude that Grete is selfless, and without Grete being this type of character, things would have been different in Gregor’s life. The plot includes the idea of Grete
The author directly characterizes Gregor when “...he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1156). This quote expands the reader's knowledge on who Gregor is and how he drives the plot. The reader is supposed to grasp the idea of Gregor being an insect and what it does for the main idea. Gregor is the main character, and his modification of becoming an insect creates the story because he has become something new, and has to adapt to a new lifestyle. He becomes very isolated, and this causes the plot to be focused on his adaptations and how his family focuses on him. If the author would have not characterized Gregor to be this insect, the story would have not had the same plot. The plot is concentrated around the idea of Gregor becoming this insect, and how this formation affects his life and his families.
The author can also use indirect characterization as a way to create the plot. Grete contributes to the plot when “...she felt sorry for her behavior, she immediately opened the door again and came in on tiptoes…” (Kafka 1168). This quote connects to characterization because Grete shows her loyalty to Gregor, and how she needs to put him first like he did her once. The reader can conclude that Grete is selfless, and without Grete being this type of character, things would have been different in Gregor’s life. The plot includes the idea of Grete