Gregor Samsa

The Two Mighty Otters - (Adaptation of Three Little Pigs) Once upon a time, there was an otter which was living with his younger sibling in the decrepit house which had rotting floorboards, and with hammered metal banisters which ran up the side of the distinctive staircase. The oldest otter was named Segenam which meant “lazy.” He was careless about the things that go on around him. He likes to avoid anything that involves any effort. On the other hand, Adalric is an affectionate otter. He has…

In the story Metamorphosis, Gregor, the main character, is turned into a gigantic bug. His family cannot see Gregor for the person he used to be but for the disgusting bug he is now. The family locked him in his room and visited him to give him food only if he was hidden where they could not see him. Gregor is left to handle his metamorphosis alone and is isolated from his family and the outside world. Isolation is when someone is disconnected from the people around them, either physically,…

To start with,My claim is that both stories has a serious tone. My topic is to compare and contrast both stories and to talk about the good parts of the story and the bad parts of the story. To start of, ‘’The metamorphosis’’ is about Gregor when he wakes up he is a giant bug and he looks around his room and everything is good.Also he tries to sleep and forget what has happened but he can’t because of his size his back was sore from his effort. Next, he has to get to his job but he can’t because…

Across the world many people struggle with procrastination. Like putting of homework or work. Like in the story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” By Rob Jon the Grasshopper puts off preparing for the winter and later pays for it. Like when he is not prepared for winter, because he was self-centered and thinks he has all the food he needs. A reason that shows the Grasshopper was not prepared was when the Grasshopper told the Ant “Winter won’t come for ages . Won’t be winter till… well winter.…

“Keep your face towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.” In the book Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, shadows are an important symbol which shows the relationships between people and the tone of a time period. As Paul struggles with living in the shadow of his brother, he feels invisible, but soon he learns that he is as good as Erik, and he begins to regain his self confidence and becomes a new person. At the beginning of the novel, Paul Fisher was a quiet and polite boy with…

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” said Theodore Roosevelt. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi a mongoose, had put himself to the task of protecting the garden and his human family from the evil cobras Nag and Nagaina. A mongoose looks and is very similar to weasel, however, mongoose comes from cat family. Mongooses are predators in other words they are meat eaters, that are prone to hunting one of most deadly animals on the planet, cobra. The mongoose is immune to the venom of…

Olivia Jackson Mrs. Westerfield ENG 1113 7 March 2017 Elephant Man Joseph Merrick, also known as “Elephant Man,” had a rare medical condition that caused extreme deformities on his face, arms, and legs. He can be compared to the creature in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Just like the creature, Joseph Merrick was subject to cruel judgment and a hard way of life from a very young age. The creature and “Elephant Man” were both outcasts to society due to their appearance. Although the…

The Victorianism era for literature was characterized by the struggle of employed individuals and the success of right instead of wrong. The Modernism era for literature broke the traditional styles of literature and experimented with expression and form. However, many authors of both eras had an occurring theme in their literature which is isolation and what it does to one mentally. Modernism rejected predictable truths and figures of authority, and also moved away from writing about religion.…

Janek’ s family is from Poland, back in the day when Janek lived in Poland, it was a developing country, the school had to be paid for, the chances of getting a job were slim to none, and the money earned was less than 3 dollars. Moving to America was very expensive on that type of pay, Janek’s father had traveled by himself to start up a job and find a house. When his father had enough money saved up he brought part of his family. Janek’s father had the enough money to have his grandma, his…

At first glance, the storyline of The Metamorphosis seems to be a novella of Gregor, the protagonist, who wakes up one morning from an unsettling dream to find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin. Underlyingly with a Karl Marx’s economic perspective, this short novel portrays a metaphor that gives this unpractical semblance a great deal of relevance to the structure of society. Marxism is the concept that the abolition of social classes is essential for an ideal society to happen. By…