Johnson: Evening Mr. Kafka, my honor to have you on our set.
Kafka: Thank you Mr. Johnson, my pleasure.
Johnson: Now first thing first, I have come here to interview you about your book “the Metamorphosis”, a novel dedicated to absurdity of life. This novel is a masterpiece on many levels, it shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others when in a time of need. Does this reflect part of your life growing up?
Kafka: I grew up financially secure in Prague, as I was the only son of my family. Realizing as I grew up, I didn’t have a good relationship with my father. I was viewed as a failure and disappointing because of dreams of pursing literature as a career. This novel does reflect part of my …show more content…
Gregor goes through a wild transformation into some giant vermin that changes his life. Gregor’s father is a short tempered and angry man that has pretty much lost a lot of faith in Gregor.
Johnson: Does Gregor’s father and your father have similarities?
Kakfa” Yes, I was physically and verbally abused by my father because I was seen as a failure, and when Gregor goes through his transformation, his father is outraged of disappointment towards Gregor. When I thought of Gregor’s father, my father Herrman came to mind.
Johnson: In the novel, is Gregor’s transformation something he deserved?
Kafka: No, it’s not, he cared for his family, but his transformation was deemed as an absurdity of life. The overtone of the family treating this as random occurrence instead of trying to help him creates the absurdity.
Johnson: What separates Grete from everyone else in the novel?
Kafka: I created her to be someone who truly changed over the course of the novel. She started as a good soul taking care of Gregor but as the story progressed she ended up being the one that wanted to get rid of him. I created her character to symbolize maturity, she matured by the end of novel into an adult.
Johnson: Was her “betrayal” against Gregor the climax of your
Kafka: Thank you Mr. Johnson, my pleasure.
Johnson: Now first thing first, I have come here to interview you about your book “the Metamorphosis”, a novel dedicated to absurdity of life. This novel is a masterpiece on many levels, it shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others when in a time of need. Does this reflect part of your life growing up?
Kafka: I grew up financially secure in Prague, as I was the only son of my family. Realizing as I grew up, I didn’t have a good relationship with my father. I was viewed as a failure and disappointing because of dreams of pursing literature as a career. This novel does reflect part of my …show more content…
Gregor goes through a wild transformation into some giant vermin that changes his life. Gregor’s father is a short tempered and angry man that has pretty much lost a lot of faith in Gregor.
Johnson: Does Gregor’s father and your father have similarities?
Kakfa” Yes, I was physically and verbally abused by my father because I was seen as a failure, and when Gregor goes through his transformation, his father is outraged of disappointment towards Gregor. When I thought of Gregor’s father, my father Herrman came to mind.
Johnson: In the novel, is Gregor’s transformation something he deserved?
Kafka: No, it’s not, he cared for his family, but his transformation was deemed as an absurdity of life. The overtone of the family treating this as random occurrence instead of trying to help him creates the absurdity.
Johnson: What separates Grete from everyone else in the novel?
Kafka: I created her to be someone who truly changed over the course of the novel. She started as a good soul taking care of Gregor but as the story progressed she ended up being the one that wanted to get rid of him. I created her character to symbolize maturity, she matured by the end of novel into an adult.
Johnson: Was her “betrayal” against Gregor the climax of your