Often a writer 's personal experiences impact the way a character and his surroundings are created. In the novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor, the main character, is influenced greatly by Kafka and his parent’s life. Pre-World War 1 values included a superior father figure which causes Kafka to feel insignificant and also caused his depression. The depression and insignificance he felt led to Gregor 's transformation into a vermin, his passive tone and his unwillingness to help himself. When Gregor woke up one morning and found himself to be a bug, he had no reaction indicating his lack of interest in himself. His main concern was not being able to work for his parents in order to pay their debt which shows his loyalty for them
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He uses words such as “staggering” “running” “flung” “landed” “cannoned” “grazed” “flattened” and “being torn” to show the urgency of the situation. By using this set of words and a few others, Kafka is able to show a physical struggle, danger and a natural human response of looking for safety. He develops the scene through this struggle but eventually creates a more emotionally centered pain by using words such as “recover” “embracing” and “begged” and it shows the transition between when he saw himself being in danger compared to how he saw his mom’s reaction. When he saw his mother he forgot about his pain. Instead of focusing on himself and what he was feeling, he focused on what his mother was feeling and her relationship to him. Through diction, syntax is established. There are many long, occasionally run on sentences showing the very complex situation present. It brings clear that Gregor is in a difficult place and the length and complexity lend a hand in creating a very anxious and intense setting. It establishes how Gregor sees what is happening. The sentences are filled with extended description showing how he is trying to take everything in. He rushes to soak in every aspect of the environment and every action his mother takes. He is engulfed with what is happening and in the beginning everything is very rushed, revealing him as very anxious and
He uses words such as “staggering” “running” “flung” “landed” “cannoned” “grazed” “flattened” and “being torn” to show the urgency of the situation. By using this set of words and a few others, Kafka is able to show a physical struggle, danger and a natural human response of looking for safety. He develops the scene through this struggle but eventually creates a more emotionally centered pain by using words such as “recover” “embracing” and “begged” and it shows the transition between when he saw himself being in danger compared to how he saw his mom’s reaction. When he saw his mother he forgot about his pain. Instead of focusing on himself and what he was feeling, he focused on what his mother was feeling and her relationship to him. Through diction, syntax is established. There are many long, occasionally run on sentences showing the very complex situation present. It brings clear that Gregor is in a difficult place and the length and complexity lend a hand in creating a very anxious and intense setting. It establishes how Gregor sees what is happening. The sentences are filled with extended description showing how he is trying to take everything in. He rushes to soak in every aspect of the environment and every action his mother takes. He is engulfed with what is happening and in the beginning everything is very rushed, revealing him as very anxious and