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The play “Equus” by Peter Shaffer and the short story “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka both demonstrate alienation in the two main characters. Alan Strang in “Equus” becomes isolated from society and his family because of an extreme passion for horses, while Gregor Samsa in “Metamorphosis” is a character who has inherently isolated himself his whole life and he somehow becomes more isolated when he turns into a bug overnight. Both Alan and Gregor go through their estrangement in strikingly similar…

Benjamin Disraeli once said “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” The quote expresses that change is inevitable in life. Many people embrace the difference in change while others choose to dismiss it. Kafka's text “The Metamorphosis” change is depicted in a negative way, since Gregor's change he is not physically capable to help his family to satisfy their debt leaving them to find jobs. In Kupers graphic novel interpretation of “Metamorphosis” on page 123 as well as 125 will show us…

Family members are expected to support each other and love each other unconditionally. Gregor’s family did not meet all of these expectations. They pushed him away when he needed them the most; they did not believe that Gregor was still himself after he changed to a cockroach. Gregor’s transformation greatly affected his relationship with his family, and roles shifted within the family also. Before the transformation, Gregor was the sole provider for his family. His father and mother claimed…

In the Holocaust memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, Eliezer's mental, physical, and emotional strength are crucial to his own father’s survival. In the book, young Eliezer and his father struggle to stay alive in the Holocaust as his father is the only family he has left. The odds are consistently stacked against them as food becomes scarce, disease is rampant, and work becomes even more difficult as the days go by. Eliezer's father grows older and cannot physically keep up with the work that the work…

Romero’s Shirt The title of the story is “Romero’s Shirt” because the main character Romero loses his favorite shirt in the story. The shirt that Romero loses is a symbol because it has been a part of life since he bought the shirt when he was twenty years old. When Romero was growing up, his family did not have much, but they made due with what they had. Romero wanted thing to be different for his wife and kids so he gave them whatever he could materially. His shirt that he loses is his…

The Dystopian World of Anthem The story of Anthem is extremely devious story. It shows numerous of sneaky ways to show that it is a dystopia. Equality is one of five people that knows this is a dystopia. He tries to figure this out each and everyday Equality shows that anthem is a dystopia many times. Equality writes in his journal “our body was not like the bodies of our brothers” (Rand80). This shows how this is a part of a dystopia because of how his brothers act. They are very slumped and…

In the novel, Freak the mighty, by Rodman Philbrick, many themes are revealed. Max and Freak became friends because they were both outcast and could relate to each other. They became "Freak the Mighty". They had a lot of adventures together. when Max's father was in prison everyone was afraid of Max, he would stay in his basement which became his room. But Freak was always there for him, In the end they were both separated by Freaks death.The themes of Freak the Mighty are, isolation, friendship…

They are alike because the hardships Gregor had to face are similar to those that Franz experienced in real life. Kafka and Samsa both work as traveling salesman seeing that their family’s made it an obligation. Exactly like Gregor, Kafka had issues at home, in the same way that both had disputes with their fathers. They shared the same…

The author Franz Kafka is considered to be one of the greatest modern writers, one whose work brilliantly explores the anxiety, futility, and complexity of modern life. Kafka’s style is referred as powerful symbolism, and his existential search of the human condition have given his work universal significance. The five stories translated in The Metamorphosis and Other Stories were written during one of Kafka’s highest time. Each of the stories represented various sides of his thoughts and…

ISOLATION Christopher is a young intellectual teenager who takes on the role of detective after Wellington (the dog) was murdered, he was suspected for killing wellington and taken for interrogation. Through his detective work he uncovers the truth about his mother's absence and the true murder of Wellington. Christopher throughout the novel wants to be isolated from the world. Unfortunately, Christopher cannot be as independent as he would like to be. Through his want of isolation away from…