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Rory Cruz 12/19/16 Extended essay of Franz Kafka’s metamorphosis Franz Kafka’s work was my favorite of all of the books we have read before. His dark style of writing and use of literary devices was amazing in my eyes, but what in his life caused this? Franz Kafka was born July 3rd, 1883 and died June 3rd, 1924, at the age of 40, from tuberculosis. During Kafka’s life, he was a very disturbed as a child, mainly because he was beaten, not only physically but also mentally. I feel like…

In Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, a major theme is: Family bonds are superficial because in times of hardship, people become selfish and place the blame on others. At the beginning of the novel, the main character—Gregor Samsa—awakens to discover his life has changed; he finds himself transformed into an enormous bug. As the story progresses, Gregor’s family must cope with a sudden change, as the provider of the family becomes the one who needs to be provided for. His family’s financial…

"The enthusiasm grew day by day"; the main character felt ridiculed and criticized by society for starving himself for forty days. "The Hunger Artist," written by Franz Kafka, explores a world where the upper class turns their backs against a lower class due to their selfishness and unwillingness to relate to the main character of "The Hunger Artist" and other less privileged people. Consequently "The Hunger Artist" is leaning towards the conception of a classless society, also known as Marxism…

Isn’t it funny how sometimes we change ourselves to try and figure out what the conflict is, but end up realizing that we’re not the cause of an issue or the fact we’re not the ones who've changed, it’s the people around us. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, he tells a story of a workaholic son waking up to find himself completely transformed into a beetle. Kafka manages to capture an essence of what it feels like to come to a realization of what the truth really is through a transformation…

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, tells the story of how a young adult, Gregor Samsa, in his early 20s becomes a bug out of nowhere. Kafka doesn’t explain why this happened, but it is expressed indirectly throughout the book. Gregor Samsa just wakes up being a bug, he doesn’t know what happened, but indirectly, the perspective of his family about him makes him transform into a bug. Gregor’s father, inspired from Kafka’s father, just thinks of him as a source of money, but when Gregor becomes a…

How is it possible to change into an entirely different person? In the novel We The Living by Ayn Rand, Kira Argounova is the main character and she goes through some drastic changes in her simple life. Kira is in Soviet Russia during Communism and doesn't have much of a high quality life. Kira ends up changing the way she lives, her outlook on life, and her precious future all from one person. In the beginning of the novel Kira tends to not care for minor things or even notices anything she is…

After first reading Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, one may have difficulty finding any significance in the tale. On the surface, the story appears to be an absurd if not slightly depressing story that’s simply about a man transforming into a bug and gradually being rejected by his family until his eventual death. Even more puzzling, we see Gregor physically transform however his character stays astoundingly the same – like when he was human, he spends most of his time in isolation and still…

Franz Kafka’s twentieth-century classic, Metamorphosis, shows the changes of the Samsa family after their son, Gregor, turns into a vile insect. Even though Gregor has turned into the most disgusting of creatures, this “metamorphosis” is ironic compared to the transformation that his family endures. While Gregor still sustains his humanity, the lack of any compassion and mercy from his family is what makes them the disgusting creatures rather than Gregor. The changes of Gregor’s father, mother,…

Metamorphosis and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 in Prague, the largest city in the Czech Republic. He was part of a Jewish family that spoke German. The Kafka family was considered to be middle class and Kafka attended Law school and worked in insurance while writing in the evenings and late at night. People who worked with him liked him and thought well of him. He was a friendly person who worked hard and had a good sense of humor. Franz had two brothers who…

The Metamorphosis is a novella written by Franz Kafka in Prague, 1912. Kafka’s dying wish was for Max Brod to burn his stories for him. Brod ignored his request and published his work. Kafka brings us through the journey of Gregor Samsa as he transforms from being a human into a monstrous vermin. Gregor, just like Kafka is isolated from modern society and has issues with his father. “In writing about a monstrous non-being, Kafka writes about himself; but in doing so he also stays a little bit…