Franz Mesmer

understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.” –Franz Kafka. Kafka lived a troubled and confusing life. He was abused by his father to be better than just a writer, felt the pressure from his family to be successful, and also he never had a chance to have a life outside of work. In the novella The Metamorphosis Kafka tells his story through the life of the character Gregor Samsa. To begin with, Franz childhood was not easy especially growing up without his…

Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany. At twenty, he abandoned his academic studies at the University of Leipzig and over the next six years gained practical experience conducting in provincial theaters. He married the actress Minna Planer when he was twenty-three and produced his rst operas at this time. He wrote the librettos himself, as he did for all his later works. In this way, he was able to unify music and drama more than anyone had before. Wagner’s early opera, Rienzi, won a huge…

San Francisco, California, June 12, 1941 It was a normal drive to work. Same beach, same buildings, same studio. I got out of my car and walk in the studio. When I went over to my desk, there was a note on my computer. The note said “We have a special job. If you’re interested, come to the conference room.” On the back of the note, it said “Bombs Away.” I wanted to know what the job was. As I walked down the hall, there were tons of military drawings on the walls. I figured that the other…

The metamorphosis is a good example of social commentary. Social commentary is a written act of rebillion toward an indivisual or group, commentary on social issues or society. The metamorphosis's main character is Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman. Gregor Samsa suddenly and without warnings because an insect, which changed the course of his history and his family's history forever. Gregors mother starts knocking on the door, The insect who was once called gregor is panicing and starting…

In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka illustrates the difficulties Gregor faces after transforming into a bug. While Gregor is the main character of the story, the relationship he has with his sister, Grete, plays a fundamental role in depicting the novel’s theme of the limits of sympathy and causes Grete to undergo significant character development. Furthermore, the correlation between these two aspects of the novel compels the reader to question what it means to be an adult, bringing out the…

Gregor the overlander by Suzanne Collins takes fantasy to a new level. 11-year-old Gregor lives in apartment in New York. Gregor has an unexpected trip to the underland when he falls through the grates of his laundry room with his two-year-old sister Boots. To the giant rats, cockroaches, and bats here it's a game of survival. As Gregor and Boots are taken into the palace, held as prisoners but in a friendly manner, they meet underlanders. Such as humans, Luxa the soon-to-be queen, her cousins,…

Between ‘Metamorphosis’ by Frank Kafka and Herman Melville’s ‘Bartleby the Scrivener’, the demonstration of alienation and isolation between Gregor Samsa and Bartelby is quite an evident premise, leading both literary pieces to account for one thing; getting pushed away causes loneliness and loneliness is paired more often than not, with death. The living dead is an exceptional way to explain the way Gregor and Bartelby were going about their lives, spiraling into a more and more depressed…

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…