Valuable Discoveries In Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis

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Discoveries are valuable as they have the power to challenge the individual's perspective of themselves and of the world around us which influences our development both emotionally and spiritually. Valuable Discoveries have a major presence in Che Guevara's Motorcycle Diaries as they influence Guevara's discovery of himself and also of his perception of reality, however slow their influence may be. The emotional responses towards valuable, but complex discoveries can both contribute negatively and positively towards the development of character, and is the key idea represented in Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis.

Social Injustice is a prevalent part in the world of the Motorcycle Diaries that challenges Guevara to question his previous conceptions

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