Collections 3 Task
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, and “Magic Island”, by Cathy Song, are all literary works that explore how people respond to change in their lives. The characters in all three works face challenging circumstances, like difficulties coping with an ever changing life, a terrifying physical transformation, or a brand new environment. For example, in The Metamorphosis, Gregor, the main character, wakes up to find that he has morphed into a bug. Gregory chooses to react to this drastic change by simply ignoring the consequences it could have on his life. Similarly in the other two texts change is viewed negatively, because when the characters encounter change they react and act poorly.
At the start of, The Metamorphosis, Gregor awakes to find himself transformed …show more content…
The poem starts with the description of a beautiful day near the beach in Hawaii. Families and friends are gathered at a park to spend time together, under the sun. The main characters, the immigrant and his family, join the people at the park, in order to also enjoy the nice day, and the author even writes that, “It is a day an immigrant and his family might remember.” Although it seems that the family is adopting well to their new environment, it is clear that they are still expecting something bad to happen. “On the grass beside their straw mat, a black umbrella, blooming like an ancient flower.” The umbrella shows the new immigrants expectation of rain, even when the day is bright and sunny, this can be seen when the author writes, “Suspicious of so much sunshine, they keep expecting rain.” The dark umbrella is a symbol of their fears, that because they have all these good things in their life, something bad must be around the corner. This is obviously a negative reaction to change instead of a positive
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, and “Magic Island”, by Cathy Song, are all literary works that explore how people respond to change in their lives. The characters in all three works face challenging circumstances, like difficulties coping with an ever changing life, a terrifying physical transformation, or a brand new environment. For example, in The Metamorphosis, Gregor, the main character, wakes up to find that he has morphed into a bug. Gregory chooses to react to this drastic change by simply ignoring the consequences it could have on his life. Similarly in the other two texts change is viewed negatively, because when the characters encounter change they react and act poorly.
At the start of, The Metamorphosis, Gregor awakes to find himself transformed …show more content…
The poem starts with the description of a beautiful day near the beach in Hawaii. Families and friends are gathered at a park to spend time together, under the sun. The main characters, the immigrant and his family, join the people at the park, in order to also enjoy the nice day, and the author even writes that, “It is a day an immigrant and his family might remember.” Although it seems that the family is adopting well to their new environment, it is clear that they are still expecting something bad to happen. “On the grass beside their straw mat, a black umbrella, blooming like an ancient flower.” The umbrella shows the new immigrants expectation of rain, even when the day is bright and sunny, this can be seen when the author writes, “Suspicious of so much sunshine, they keep expecting rain.” The dark umbrella is a symbol of their fears, that because they have all these good things in their life, something bad must be around the corner. This is obviously a negative reaction to change instead of a positive