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Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, pedagogue, and virtuoso pianist. He was born on October 22, 1811 and died July 31, 1886. For many years, up through the 19th century, he was regarded as the world’s best pianist. Liszt was renowned for his unparalleled piano technique. Liszt extensively toured Europe, celebrated as the world’s best pianist. Liszt saw both fame and fortune in his career. He died in Germany due to complications from pneumonia. Liszt was born in Raiding, Austria on…

In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis the reader learns of the troubles that Gregor Samsa goes through which include him turning into a huge bug. Throughout the novel, Gregor goes through abuse, both mentally and physically, these abuses are a result of his family no longer caring for him. When Gregor “made the discovery that he could no longer move at all” he begins to think of the things that had happened before leading up to this. This part of the novel also gives the reader insight of how…

The Metamorphosis written by a German author Franz Kafka is viewed as one of the most analyzed works of literature. It is an incredible story that explains the process of transformation from human into a massive insect of Gregor Samsa. This story continues to be an inspiration for many imaginative pieces of literature. The aspect of Metamorphosis has transformed it into a puzzle of contemporary imagination. Popular culture has always shown the difference between functional and dysfunctional…

In the short story The Metamorphosis Gregor wakes to find he has turned into a huge bug. As the story progresses, bit by bit Gregor loses the qualities that make him human. I believe this dehumanizing process started as he started realizing he could not do things he would normally do. The first example is when Gregor could not sleep on his side as he was accustomed to. “this proved utterly impossible, for it was his habit to sleep on his right side, and in his present state he was unable to…

We read Kafka’s story the Metamorphosis, Kafka wrote, “One morning, upon awakening from agitated dreams, Gregor Samsa found himself, in his bed, transformed into a monstrous vermin”. (Kafka Chapter 1) After turning into this creature Gregor begins to have more complications that arise. First he couldn't go to work, then he is seen, despised, and then beaten by his dad. Soon after these things begin to diminish farther for Gregor. As things diminish for him Gregor begins to lose essentials…

I will be writing my term paper on Franz Kafka and the theme of how one’s spirituality transcends their physical concerns. Three of his works which display this theme are “The Metamorphosis”, “A Hunger Artist”, and “In the Penal Colony”. In Kafka’s works, often times a single, specific philosophy or message can be difficult to identify as a lot of his stories revolve around a disorderly universe, resulting in existential crises. These chaotic worlds Kafka places his characters in causes them to…

In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Kafka writes in a way that connects his own life to that of Gregor Samsa, the main character in his novella, by illustrating that both suffer from alienation imposed from an outside source. The Metamorphosis explains the difficulties of living in a modern society along with the struggle for acceptance. This leads the main character, Gregor Samsa, to isolate himself from the world, dropping his self-worth leading to his depression. Franz Kafka also experienced…

In the Metamorphosis, Gregor immediately feels negative impacts from his transformation from human to bug. He loses his job, loses the respect and compassion of his family, and loses his ability to be independent. In the Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka uses Gregor’s transformation into a bug as an allusion to ableism in a capitalist society by the description of Gregor’s reliance on others, ostracization from society, and the derogatory tone in which others speak to Gregor. Gregor loses his…

providing stability, security, and social acceptance. In the Romantic Era, writers took to their pens to cleverly express their outright dissent with regards to the laws and norms. This is the case presented in both the Shakespearean tragedies, Hamlet and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Both stories vividly illustrate the enigma that is humanity and how the familial and societal influences affect the individual development to a large extent. The fictional stories track the struggle of the…

Effects of loneliness and isolation in the short stories “Metamorphosis” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” In Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the…