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The Bug’s Separation What is the worst punishment on earth? Isolation; the worst criminals in this world are subjected to be deserted on an island or being left for dead high in the mountains. In the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, what did the protagonist do to be exposed to such torture? Nothing; Gregor went to work every day only to provide for his family. Awakening one morning Gregor has become a monstrous vermin unable to speak to humans. Gregor wants to be connected with his family, but in…

Throughout Franz Kafka’s highly descriptive novella “The Metamorphosis,” the author uses the main character, Gregor Samsa, to reflect Kafka’s developing alienation and suffering. Throughout much of Kafka’s life he was alienated from his father and suffered with depression and anxiety. Escaping his hardships through his writings, Kafka reflects these hardships through Gregor Samsa, who also suffers isolation from his family while trapped in his apartment due to his immobility as an enormous bug.…

As displayed by Franz Kafka in his short story, “The Metamorphosis” people who are different from others will become disconnected from society oftentimes through no choice of their own. In “The Metamorphosis” tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, who awakens to discover that he has become a human-sized insect. Realizing that he’s late for work, Gregor begins to ruminate on his life which included things like his exhausting work as a salesman, getting up early, and his family. As…

In Albert Camus’ The Outsider, the court weighs Meursault’s acte gratuit, or assertion of individual will and freedom, against the outrage of the entire community. Likewise, Franz Kafka’s The Trial also juxtaposes the agency of the individual with the strength of the justice system, and displays how the trial suppresses K.’s psychological freedom and agency. As both novels demonstrate how the law subordinates the individual to the community, justice therefore appeases the public rather than…

I have always wondered why I was put on Earth. What do I bring to the table that this world needs? But with anthropology, I think I have found my calling. I never knew what my purpose was until I took a humanitarian trip to Malawi, a little country on the eastern side of Africa. During my time there I realized what I wanted to do with my life; I want to help people. I believe I can do this through anthropology. Anthropology is the study of humans and cultures, and through this field, I can…

The Metamorphosis is a short novel written by Franz Kafka. The short novel starts out by introducing the main character, Gregor Samsa. Greg Samsa woke up one morning only to find out that he has been transformed into a large insect. Making things worse, Samsa realizes that he has overslept and missed his train to work. Kafka incorporates qualities of existentialism in his short novel by Samsa constantly thinking about his life and how unhappy he is. At the beginning of the story Samsa talks like…

Euthanasia, or mercy killing, is the practice of intentionally taking a life to relieve pain and suffering. George and Lennie, two friends from the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbach, are migrant workers who are always getting into trouble cause of Lennie. He doesn’t mean to, but he does cause pretty significant damage. That is why George killing Lennie was justified as it was a necessary measure, especially after he murdered Curley, the boss’s sons, wife. The first of many reasons why…

There is a lot of different views placed in The Metamorphosis. One of the views is the indifference and separation with the relationship with his family, social life and his life after the changeover. Gregor is diminished into a cockroach by the world around him and his family; Human Fallibility is ultimately narcissistic. What I picked up from the reading is that Gregor is so kind hearted and open handed, and that is why he was treated the worse from his family; Gregor Should have been treated…

Waking up to find yourself in a completely different body has to be hard, but when you are no longer in a human body, everything becomes more difficult. In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Gregor wakes up to find himself transformed into a bug. With Kafka’s background in reading the Word of God, this novel has been compared to the Bible because Grete played a similar role to Judas, Gregor’s downfall was brought by an apple, his family does not care for him before he dies. In a way, his sister…

In this compare and contrast essay, I will be discussing the similarities and differences between my own imitation, that is essentially a missing passage after the first ending of the second page, and the original, named “We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families” by Philip Gourevitch. Such similarities include the use of descriptive language, reflections/analysis, some similarity in sentence structure, and similar themes and ideas also prevalent in the original.…