Examples Of Nietzsche's Three Metamorphoses

As shown in the essay, in section of the three metamorphoses by Nietzsche thus spoke Zarathustra, the spirit are represent by a camel, a lion and a childIn my discussion, I chose to write about one of the most popular books of Nietzsche's, thus spoke Zarathustra by the time of the nineteenth century. The book entitled on the topic of the three metamorphoses. Where the spirit of the three metamorphoses is a camel, a lion, and a child. Nietzsche's main reason for writing on the three metamorphoses is to describe the three stages of life that each individual should go through to become a man. In other words, the first stage is a camel who is a believer and a follower of God. After, the second stage is a lion who is master of his own rules and …show more content…
Also, he is just the only spirit between the three metamorphoses who has the strength to carry a heavy weight of burdens that God told him to have it. For example: "What is difficult, O heroes, ask the spirit that bear much, that I may take upon myself and exult in my strength?"(32). Additionally, when an individual becomes same as a camel, he actually doesn't follow their own direction and follows only the rules that God told him are right. It will lead him to not understand the difference between good or bad and say "yes" to anything. As well, the camel bears many burdens that include all of the aspects of human existence, such as love, truth, death, confusion and etc. The camel symbolizes someone who always takes fully his responsibility and also dedicated to his duty by carry burdens on his shoulders. The main reason that he becomes a lion when he discovers that God is dead and there is nothing that can stop him to creating his own values by destroying the old values for his new …show more content…
Where each of them does plays an important role in the transformation of a person to become a mature human being. Additionally, Nietzsche does make a point that a camel represents the heavily loaded of burdens, a lion represents the leader of his own life and a child represents forgiveness. Through book of the three metamorphoses, Nietzsche thus spoke Zarathustra, is trying to give a message that it is not always to be a humble or a weak person, since whenever a person is weak then people does take advantage of it . He wants that each individual should be a strong spirit for themselves and take full responsibility for their acts by doing that they will set an example for all human