Courtney Massey
Mr. Burnett
AP English
May 15, 2018
Psychological Insights of an I nsect What is psychology? Psychology is the fascinating science of the human mind and behavior and is commonly used to deepen insight into the thoughts and behaviors of the characters. A psychological approach enlarges the number of interpretive strategies we use while reading, which is immensely important when gaining knowledge about human behavior. The conceptual events that occur within The Metamorphosis can be analyzed further through a psychological perspective, and also when analyzing the recurrent symbols of the mind and of society as a whole. While many may view this novel as just a transformation of a human life into a monstrous insect, it is instead …show more content…
In the light of the Freudian psychological theories, The Metamorphosis can be chronically examined by symbolism and imagery with the purpose to elucidate the psychological condition of the main character. According to Sigmund Freud, the parts of the brain include the unconscious and the conscious but human behavior is motivated by psychic forces over which we have limited conscious control. The first image that illuminates Gregor’s unconscious can be seen throughout the opening scene with Gregor’s realization of his transformation. In the first few sentences of his story, Kafka asks the reader to suspend reality and accept a large distortion through his turning of Gregor Samsa into an insect. Gregor’s transformation into an insect acts as a metaphor for his human life. Based on the events at the beginning of the novel, the reader comes to the belief that Gregor's transformation into an insect is quite literal as Kafka's blatant narration states that "it becomes no dream" (Kafka 41). Such magical realism, as the general reader is aware that such a transformation from guy to a …show more content…
To begin with Gregor's dating together with his sense of self is the simplest attitude present to the reader, wherein he himself has ceased to exist as a man or women in no longer most effective form but in mentality as well. Samsa's ruminations consist no longer of a subject about how he now not is living in "his" body, however, instead, regard his task and the plethora of worries that a touring salesman would possibly have if he has been in a human kingdom of shape. Such anxieties such as the ones concerning "the torture of steady journeying, of traumatic about teach connections, the bed and irregular food, casual pals which can be constantly new and in no way grow to be intimate pals" (Kafka 42) decide Gregor is in a pregnant kingdom of denial concerning his insect state. The refusal of Gregor's to accept his unconscious transformation as anything extra than a dilemma upon his paintings lifestyles, serves to imprint the lack of
Mr. Burnett
AP English
May 15, 2018
Psychological Insights of an I nsect What is psychology? Psychology is the fascinating science of the human mind and behavior and is commonly used to deepen insight into the thoughts and behaviors of the characters. A psychological approach enlarges the number of interpretive strategies we use while reading, which is immensely important when gaining knowledge about human behavior. The conceptual events that occur within The Metamorphosis can be analyzed further through a psychological perspective, and also when analyzing the recurrent symbols of the mind and of society as a whole. While many may view this novel as just a transformation of a human life into a monstrous insect, it is instead …show more content…
In the light of the Freudian psychological theories, The Metamorphosis can be chronically examined by symbolism and imagery with the purpose to elucidate the psychological condition of the main character. According to Sigmund Freud, the parts of the brain include the unconscious and the conscious but human behavior is motivated by psychic forces over which we have limited conscious control. The first image that illuminates Gregor’s unconscious can be seen throughout the opening scene with Gregor’s realization of his transformation. In the first few sentences of his story, Kafka asks the reader to suspend reality and accept a large distortion through his turning of Gregor Samsa into an insect. Gregor’s transformation into an insect acts as a metaphor for his human life. Based on the events at the beginning of the novel, the reader comes to the belief that Gregor's transformation into an insect is quite literal as Kafka's blatant narration states that "it becomes no dream" (Kafka 41). Such magical realism, as the general reader is aware that such a transformation from guy to a …show more content…
To begin with Gregor's dating together with his sense of self is the simplest attitude present to the reader, wherein he himself has ceased to exist as a man or women in no longer most effective form but in mentality as well. Samsa's ruminations consist no longer of a subject about how he now not is living in "his" body, however, instead, regard his task and the plethora of worries that a touring salesman would possibly have if he has been in a human kingdom of shape. Such anxieties such as the ones concerning "the torture of steady journeying, of traumatic about teach connections, the bed and irregular food, casual pals which can be constantly new and in no way grow to be intimate pals" (Kafka 42) decide Gregor is in a pregnant kingdom of denial concerning his insect state. The refusal of Gregor's to accept his unconscious transformation as anything extra than a dilemma upon his paintings lifestyles, serves to imprint the lack of