Franz Kafka

The story "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka opens with the realization that the main character, Gregor Samsa, has awoken as a giant bug. The reader is introduced to this extreme metamorphosis right from the start. However, does the title "The Metamorphosis" really refer to this blatant and quite literal change, or does it refer to something less obvious and more subtle? After reading into the story deeper the reader is often left wondering, "To what does the title 'The Metamorphosis ' really…

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,…

responsibilities and is unable to put time towards his health or the connection with his family. It is his relentless work that ends up not only pushing him away from his family, but also strips him of his humanity and the life he could have had. Franz Kafka takes us through the story of a man who is no longer a man. He has gained the mindset of a worker ant, which is to accomplish what he believes needs to be done until the day he dies. The first line we hear from the main character in our…

relationship is safe from hardships and this is nowhere as true as in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Kafka uses phrasing and word choice to memorably illustrate the gradual degradation of Grete’s relationship with Gregor. From the beginning of the novella, Grete is shown to have great respect for her brother. This is supported by the way she tries to get Gregor out of is room in chapter one. The way each family member tries this is used by Kafka to show their personality. The father as a…

In the first paragraph of Franz Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis the main character, Gregor Samsa is transformed into a beetle. Most normal people would begin to panic at the thought of this, but Gregor’s first thought was how will he be able to get to work in order to provide for his family. His transfiguration symbolizes how his family and the rest of society often treated him like a contemptible insect, because as the breadwinner of the family he only served one purpose. His family only saw…

Many authors use the power of storytelling to portray a valuable message or theme from theirs lives. In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Kafka uses the powerful story of Gregor Samsa’s clash with society to reflect Kafka’s internal struggle with alienation and the inability to communicate due to different obstacles that are presented to him throughout his life. With both Samsa and Kafka lacking the strength and freedom to build lasting friendships, a clear parallel is easily drawn. Though…

Who dehumanized Gregor the most? Throughout the book "The Metamorphosis" you will see Franz Kafka’s fictional story about a man who becomes a bug and on multiple occasions you will watch him get dehumanized by his family members. The question now is who dehumanized Gregor the most? The answer is Gregor’s father, on multiple occasions, he will make Gregor feel like he doesn’t feel Gregor is even a person. One of the main reasons Gregor was dehumanized by his father more than the rest…

20th Century Authors on Work Americans would benefit from reading more literature from authors such as Charles Bukowski, Franz Kafka, and Albert Camus because these types of literature encourage personal reflection and analysis of contemporary American life. This is particularly relevant in the way that these authors discuss work and the balance between work, life, and pleasure, which is something that most Americans do not consider. We all have a tendency to run on autopilot and do what we…

In Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor is not the only one who transforms but the whole family dynamic transforms due to his metamorphosis into a cockroach. Due to that transformation, there is conflict between family members particularly between Gregor’s mother and Grete, his sister. This transformation helps the readers see another view on human nature and family dynamics. From the start of the story, Gregor is transformed into a cockroach, which leads his family into conflict about how to…

The three important and famous Jewish authors taken for this study are Franz Kafka, Elie Wiesel and Naomi Ragen. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is a Jewish writer from Prague and the oldest surviving child of Jewish parents Herman and Julie. He studied law and from 1908 until his death, hde was employed as a legal clerk in a Prague Insurance institute. Much of his life is incorporated in his works, in particularly his feeling of being a stranger in Prague- separated from the Czechs by his German tongue…