Gregor Mendel

Franz Kafka, in his book The Metamorphosis, writes about a young traveling salesman named Gregor Samsa, who one day wakes up to find himself turned into a large insect. The narrator, as well as the main character, don’t have a clue as to what happened, the only thing that the reader can infer is that Gregor’s state is irreversible. As the story goes on, we learn about his job, his hopes and dreams, as well as his worries. The tragic thing is that he can’t communicate with his family or those…

misjudged or misunderstood. In “The Metamorphosis”, traveling salesman Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to discover that his body has been transformed into one of a “monstrous verminous bug (137)”. Gregor and his family soon discover that his new cumbersome body has rendered him incapable of working, so the family members find jobs to help alleviate their financial situation. Though they were originally willing to accommodate Gregor by removing the furniture from their living room in order for…

The narrative by Jonathan Franzen called the “The Comfort Zone: Growing Up with Charlie Brown” is a correlation of his life as a ten-year-old boy, his family, and the Charlie Brown stories written by Charles Schultz. To summarize, this story talks about how Jonathan thinks and interacts with his family, schoolmates, his obsession with Charlie Brown, and the history of the comic series Peanuts. The four pages I will focus on are 628-631. The purpose of each paragraph was to introduce each…

Even though that Chris had some similar hobbies as his father, Chris really didn’t have that good of a relationship with his father Walt. As it says in page 109 Chris received an F in physics because he didn’t follow the format that he was supposed to follow, and his father told him he got what he deserved. Chris didn’t like that his father had another family that he knew nothing about I guess that made him believe that his childhood was fake, full of lies. You can’t blame everything on his…

Gregor was abuse by his father physically, mentally, and emotionally. He was abuse once his father saw that he transformed into a big bug. Gregor was abused physically in so many different ways his father threw apples at his back. Mr.Samsa had a very short temper and would try anything to hurt and get at Gregor. He usually lifted his feet high off the floor with the gigantic size of his boots trying to stomp on him. Gregor father wants him dead and out of his presence. From behind his father…

The setting of Underground Scientist Save the Day contributes to the plot greatly. In the beginning of the story we learn that a boy named Jim and his family are stuck in their house because of the trash problem being so bad that the cant even leave their house. I learned this because in the text it states, "Jim Chang had been cooped up in his family's house forced inside by piles of garbage that now blocked ever single street of his town." This piece of text proves the struggle Jim and his…

Writing intellectual journals to her well known blog. Creating and starring in a New York Time’s documentary. Studying and working diligently at school. Receiving numerous death threats online and at home. Having been mercilessly shot on the bus on her way home from school. Knowing all of the dangers that could face her, Malala Yousafzai worked hard and pursued her beliefs of a better future for her country, race, and gender. Another person who worked hard for a better future was Panchito’s…

comfort based on the furniture in his room and instead, they begin using it for storage. Storage rooms are often places for objects that are no longer of any use to pile up and fade away out of sight and out of mind. This is now how they view Gregor. His purpose as a provider is now no longer required, he cannot function as a family member, and he is only a burdensome object or pet. They have set him aside and trapped him in a room full of unneeded junk. Additionally,…

Gregor is starting to get angrier with his family. It seems though he's losing his feelings for his family and they are more just the people who occasionally feed him. He is also just annoyed by them and does not seem to care as much. The sister also lost her feelings towards Gregor. She also is starting to think of Gregor as an annoyance. She stopped trying to make contact with him and also put a lot less effort into cleaning his room. She would only toss in food and not pay attention to wether…

Part 1 of The Metamorphosis begins by introducing the reader to Gregor Samsa, who awakens to discover that he has transformed into a large insect. As he looks around his room searching for a clue as to what has occurred, the reader discovers that Gregor Samsa is a traveling salesman. In an attempt to forget this terrible transformation, Gregor tries to fall back asleep but fails due to the new shape of his back which causes him to rock from side to side. He begins to think about the difficult…