Gregor Mendel

Being from Cantatis Saltus, Flint has been a butterfly enjoying the tasty nectars that only his home could provide. However, since being brought to Capulet, Flint has discovered something else even more succulent than his food. Their names are Lucas and Cutter. The problem is they are mates and he is a butterfly. Seeing the two men together is bitter sweet. He's glad they found each other, but Flint can't bare the pain of seeing them come together and not be a part of their lives, so he…

dread and despair in The Metamorphosis. Kafka establishes this tone in the first line of the novella as Gregor awakes from “unsettling dreams” to find himself “changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (3). The diction of “unsettling dreams” immediately produces an atmosphere of unease. The imagery of a “monstrous vermin” generates a sense of horror, and the reader understands that Kafka’s Gregor does not present a cheerful protagonist. Kafka describes Gregor’s “many legs” as “pitifully…

isolation, money and, family. The main absurdity is that Gregor is a bug, and that he magically turns into a beetle overnight. The aforementioned themes are all based around this, and the way the family reacts and treats him is in result of him becoming a bug and being unable to be the provider of the house. The fact that he is unable to bring money into the house now, is why the family treats him poorly and lacks the normality of caring for Gregor. Gregor spends the remainder of his life locked…

modern society. When Gregor Samsa wakes up from his illusive nightmare, he comes to realize he identifies himself with other downtrodden vermin of society. The metaphor of a human becoming a bug is extremely symbolic of isolation. As Kafka illustrates dehumanization through literary techniques in his short story The Metamorphosis, he not only demonstrates dehumanization in the 20th century but also asserts the meaning of humanity into the theme. Beginning the story with Gregor Samsa finding…

synopsis of the story. A hardworking sales man named Gregor Samsa woke up transformed into a gigantic bug. In result, his family, (which consists of his parents Mr and Mrs Samsa and his sister) Grete throughout the story had to cope with the fact he is permanently going to be this way for the rest of his life. To rank the empathy, and understanding amongst the family would be, Grete, Mrs Samsa, and then Mr Samsa. Grete tried to continue to treat Gregor as her brother until her patience grew thin…

else. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa transformed from a hardworking, underappreciated man to a disgusting vermin, which his family saw as a burden. Throughout this story, Gregor’s family played the victim when, in fact, the victim was Gregor. First of all, Gregor never missed a day of work in five years, yet when he missed that one morning, his parents ask if he is going to work rather than being curious about his health. Upon seeing Gregor had not left for work, Mrs. Samsa's…

Acclaimed writer Franz Kafka wrote many books. In his books, he compared a lot of things.In the book metamorphosis, he illustrates Gregor Samsa as a bug by describing his life as miserable, how he was treated and the lonely he was. Gregor’s life resembles a bug’s life because his life was despicable, In a human’s perspective the life of an insect is miserable, and Gregor's life was miserable.Gregor Samsa’s life was miserable because he didn’t like his job and he couldn’t quit, because he was…

is used to show the dysfunctional family relationships in Kafka's life through Gregor, the protagonist. The relationship between Gregor Samsa and his father is skewed by his father being an abusive parent and forcing Gregor to do the job of a parent. Additionally, Gregor is attracted to his sister Grete, which although he never acts on it, it is an incestuous relationship. Furthermore, Gregor's mother does not help Gregor and care for him. She is even referred to as "the mother" showing that…

loving, if not distant, relationship between Gregor Samsa and his family takes a horrifying turn when he wakes up one morning transformed into a bug. The book leads us to sympathize with Gregor, as it’s told from his point of view; However, Gregor’s condition doesn’t excuse his behavior or his villainy. I believe that Gregor Samsa’s acts of terror and the entrapment of his family in an unhealthy situation mark him as the obvious villain of the novella. Gregor terrorizes the Samsa family almost…

Franz Kafka professes the cold and superficial nature of his then modern society through his work The Metamorphosis. Gregor’s sudden transformation had not surprised his family, but rather burdened them. His death even appeared to be an inconvenience to his family. The inconvenience of those in need seemed to have plagued Kafka’s modern society to spur such a response from Kafka himself. Kafka's philosophy is clear, when modern society falls on hard times, no one is willing to admit their fault,…