The Metamorphosis Mask Interpretations Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is a relatively short story that challenges readers to claw past its innocent surface and reveal a painstakingly tragic tale of loss and disownment. The characters and the interactions between them fabricate the root of analysis. Many readers may first assume that protagonist, Gregor Samsa, is the only one truly experiencing a metamorphosis, yet each character drastically changes in their own way. The three most prominently changed characters are the decrepit Mr. Samsa, innocent sister, Grete, and delusional protagonist, Gregor Samsa.
Differentiated metamorphosis occur in the three most prominent characters, yet Mr. Samsa conveys the least evidence of change by comparison. …show more content…
She is crucially important to the story as a whole and drastically changes into a nearly identical character from beginning to end. Her father’s mask was incredibly straightforward, but Grete’s offer much more attention to detail. The main idea encompassing her mask is that she has aged from a young girl into woman. The white right side shows her youth; while the black left side indulges in her more adult …show more content…
Putting horn and beak on a human face seems to be the best middle ground between pinning Gregor as a bug or man. Life has been quite a strain on Gregor since he was overtaken by his illness; bags under the mask’s eyes show just how worn down he has become. The eyes themselves are encompassed by a delusional stream of irrational color combination. One side of the analysis points readers to believe that Gregor has been human the entire time, and the metamorphosis is just an illness that has overtaken him. Gregor’s tears resonate with the other side of the argument. His crying can very easily be related to his rebirth as a beatle. His dream functioned as a dive into water, and reawakening from his slumber serves as his resurgence from the water, but “not every character gets to survive the water. Often they don’t want to” (Foster 155). Gregor’s rebirth as a beetle has ended his well being, so he cries in sorrow of his loss. The circle on one cheek and the green eye on the other work together to show Gregor’s envy of the family. He just wants to be part of them again, but they reject him entirely. His envy is mainly rooted from his desire to be with his sister, yet a bit of it comes from his father’s regained hierarchical power in the family and masculinity. The broken chains about his neck and famine marks on his cheeks displays just how broken Gregor has become. He has slowly lost his
Differentiated metamorphosis occur in the three most prominent characters, yet Mr. Samsa conveys the least evidence of change by comparison. …show more content…
She is crucially important to the story as a whole and drastically changes into a nearly identical character from beginning to end. Her father’s mask was incredibly straightforward, but Grete’s offer much more attention to detail. The main idea encompassing her mask is that she has aged from a young girl into woman. The white right side shows her youth; while the black left side indulges in her more adult …show more content…
Putting horn and beak on a human face seems to be the best middle ground between pinning Gregor as a bug or man. Life has been quite a strain on Gregor since he was overtaken by his illness; bags under the mask’s eyes show just how worn down he has become. The eyes themselves are encompassed by a delusional stream of irrational color combination. One side of the analysis points readers to believe that Gregor has been human the entire time, and the metamorphosis is just an illness that has overtaken him. Gregor’s tears resonate with the other side of the argument. His crying can very easily be related to his rebirth as a beatle. His dream functioned as a dive into water, and reawakening from his slumber serves as his resurgence from the water, but “not every character gets to survive the water. Often they don’t want to” (Foster 155). Gregor’s rebirth as a beetle has ended his well being, so he cries in sorrow of his loss. The circle on one cheek and the green eye on the other work together to show Gregor’s envy of the family. He just wants to be part of them again, but they reject him entirely. His envy is mainly rooted from his desire to be with his sister, yet a bit of it comes from his father’s regained hierarchical power in the family and masculinity. The broken chains about his neck and famine marks on his cheeks displays just how broken Gregor has become. He has slowly lost his