How Kafka and Lindqvist Deal with Change and Separation In the novels “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka and “Handling the Undead” by John Lindqvist the characters in the stories must deal with several issues that occur with the transformation of a loved one. When the transformations first occur in both novels there are those who are revolted by it and there are those who are accepting of the transformation even though they don’t understand it and they are very disturbed by it. As both novels move forward after the initial transformation there are more complex problems that arise, such as when Gregor’s sister feeds him and actually sees what he has become in “Metamorphosis” and the destructive tendencies coupled with the telepathic abilities that occur when the zombies are gathered into groups in “Handling the Undead.” As both of these novels point out, there are always issues with dealing with those who have changed and bring up the question in the reader’s mind of whether it is better to hold on to a loved one even after they are no longer what they once were, or
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At the ending of “Metamorphosis” Mr. and Mrs. Samsa mention, “their increasingly lively daughter, the way that of late, in spite of the trouble that had made her cheeks pale, she had bloomed into an attractive and well-built girl” (Kafka 146) which indicates that after the hardships that the family had gone through with Gregor, the family, and the girl had grown and blossomed into a
At the ending of “Metamorphosis” Mr. and Mrs. Samsa mention, “their increasingly lively daughter, the way that of late, in spite of the trouble that had made her cheeks pale, she had bloomed into an attractive and well-built girl” (Kafka 146) which indicates that after the hardships that the family had gone through with Gregor, the family, and the girl had grown and blossomed into a