The group assigned this Interactive Oral discussed the culture aspects of the novella, The Metamorphosis, and the history of the author, Franz Kafka.
I learned that the main character, Gregor, had a similar relationship with his family as Kafka himself had. Kafka, like Gregor, was alienated from his family because he was different. Also, Kafka had plans of suicide near the end of his life (although he did not go through with them) and Gregor ends up committing suicide at the end of the novella. We discussed the uses of modernism (symbolism, imagism) and magic realism (mixture of reality and fantasy). The notable symbols in the novel are the lady in the fur coat (Gregor’s former humanity), Gregor’s father’s uniform (father’s dignity, Gregor’s
I learned that the main character, Gregor, had a similar relationship with his family as Kafka himself had. Kafka, like Gregor, was alienated from his family because he was different. Also, Kafka had plans of suicide near the end of his life (although he did not go through with them) and Gregor ends up committing suicide at the end of the novella. We discussed the uses of modernism (symbolism, imagism) and magic realism (mixture of reality and fantasy). The notable symbols in the novel are the lady in the fur coat (Gregor’s former humanity), Gregor’s father’s uniform (father’s dignity, Gregor’s