The Metamorphosis and The Turn of the Screw speak to many emotions due to the multiple interpretations, such as sympathy. In The Turn of the Screw the sympathetic reader looks at the Governess. She is young, inexperienced, naïve, and in a strange place with strange children. The governess is put in a difficult position when she takes on the children who seem to stray from normal mannerisms of youth. Readers are sympathetic towards the governess because the children seem deceitful and yet, act like angles. Miles and Flora go as far as to leave the safety of the house and trick the governess:
There was clearly another person above me – there was a person on the tower; but the presence on the lawn was not in the least what I had conceived and …show more content…
Fear helps the authors create interest in the novels. In The Turn of the Screw that fear stems from the multiple interpretations that are present. It is unclear exactly what is reality and what is a figment of the imagination and because of this, readers are often anxious to see who prevails in the end. In The Metamorphosis the fear is created by the hidden warning. The exact cause of such a transformation is unknown and because of this, readers begin to question their actions and how that will influence them now and in the future. In addition, James and Kafka both cause confusion because of the open ended way the texts are written. This is initiated in The Turn of the Screw by seemingly incomplete bits of information. The sources of information always leave the statements up for interpretation. Both of the stories also use sympathy to really emphasize the lack of knowledge that is known towards the characters. James creates sympathy for the poor, naïve Governess. Such a young and inexperienced girl is bound to have many difficulties in such a situation. In The Metamorphosis, however, sympathy is not only extended to the bug but the family as well. Their entire lives were flipped because of the actions of one member. Because of ambiguity both Kafka and James entice readers in such a way that strong emotions play the largest role in the interpretations of the texts. “No single interpretation invalidates or finally delivers the story’s signifigance.”
There was clearly another person above me – there was a person on the tower; but the presence on the lawn was not in the least what I had conceived and …show more content…
Fear helps the authors create interest in the novels. In The Turn of the Screw that fear stems from the multiple interpretations that are present. It is unclear exactly what is reality and what is a figment of the imagination and because of this, readers are often anxious to see who prevails in the end. In The Metamorphosis the fear is created by the hidden warning. The exact cause of such a transformation is unknown and because of this, readers begin to question their actions and how that will influence them now and in the future. In addition, James and Kafka both cause confusion because of the open ended way the texts are written. This is initiated in The Turn of the Screw by seemingly incomplete bits of information. The sources of information always leave the statements up for interpretation. Both of the stories also use sympathy to really emphasize the lack of knowledge that is known towards the characters. James creates sympathy for the poor, naïve Governess. Such a young and inexperienced girl is bound to have many difficulties in such a situation. In The Metamorphosis, however, sympathy is not only extended to the bug but the family as well. Their entire lives were flipped because of the actions of one member. Because of ambiguity both Kafka and James entice readers in such a way that strong emotions play the largest role in the interpretations of the texts. “No single interpretation invalidates or finally delivers the story’s signifigance.”