Critical Exercise #1 In Franz Kafka’s magic realism story, The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa struggles against isolation due to his work schedule consuming most of his life and the lack of acceptance he feels from his family. Due to Gregor’s situation, he has multiple epiphanies such as, where he realizes that his job takes up most of his life and is unable to form any intimate relationships with another individual. Another, instance is where Gregor battles against himself to succumb to his natural tendencies of a bug, or try to maintain what human aspects he has left. Finally, the last epiphany is when he has no regrets passing away for his family, and realizes this is the only way to help them. Ultimately, through Gregor’s epiphanies he acknowledges his own self-awareness that he is a burden to his family, and thus
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The decision that he must disappear was one that he held to even more strongly than his sister, if that were possible. In this state of vacant and peaceful meditation, he remained until the tower clock struck three in the morning. The first broadening of light in the world outside the window entered his consciousness once more. Then his head sank to the floor of its own accord and from his nostrils came the last faint flicker of his breath,” (Gioia and Gwynn 497). In this quote, Gregor lays himself to rest, while always keeping his family the first thought in his mind. In addition, the author uses a great amount of light to describe Gregor’s death. This light could symbolize Gregor ascending to heaven as it engulfs his mind, and his last breath showing that he was indeed a good person until his very dying moment. In the story, Gregor felt like his sister was the closest person to him often being the one to feed him. But, in this instance the sister is pushing to get rid of Gregor suggesting a change in the family
The decision that he must disappear was one that he held to even more strongly than his sister, if that were possible. In this state of vacant and peaceful meditation, he remained until the tower clock struck three in the morning. The first broadening of light in the world outside the window entered his consciousness once more. Then his head sank to the floor of its own accord and from his nostrils came the last faint flicker of his breath,” (Gioia and Gwynn 497). In this quote, Gregor lays himself to rest, while always keeping his family the first thought in his mind. In addition, the author uses a great amount of light to describe Gregor’s death. This light could symbolize Gregor ascending to heaven as it engulfs his mind, and his last breath showing that he was indeed a good person until his very dying moment. In the story, Gregor felt like his sister was the closest person to him often being the one to feed him. But, in this instance the sister is pushing to get rid of Gregor suggesting a change in the family