Introducing Kafka

Righteousness and Responsibility What does being a father really mean? The complex role of fatherhood is explored in “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papa's Waltz.” The two fathers in the poems have extremely different ideas about what being a father truly entails. The distinct differences in the father’s level of responsibility is evident in the time of day in which the poem occurs, the atmosphere they create within their home, their morals, and the appearance of their hands and tasks they…

Introduction - This essay discuss The Running Man and The Castle in terms of ‘people who stand up for their values and beliefs’. The Running Man by Stephen King is a book that depicts Ben, the main character as the victim of a large, ruthless company. Forced to survive against the tv shows experienced soldiers and survive to earn money for his dying daughter's treatment. The castle (directed by Rob Stitch and released in 1997) has a similar story, the Kerrigan family is left in a position where…

This short story follows Little Chandler through a section of his day, starting while he is at work, and ending with him being at home again after a meeting Gallaher. During this part of his day, we learn quite a bit about Little Chandler for instance that he is a reluctant character who rather dreams and retreats into fantasy than participating actively in changing his life. His reluctance leads to his unhappiness, yet he has no one else to blame but himself. This flight from reality he…

The three important and famous Jewish authors taken for this study are Franz Kafka, Elie Wiesel and Naomi Ragen. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is a Jewish writer from Prague and the oldest surviving child of Jewish parents Herman and Julie. He studied law and from 1908 until his death, hde was employed as a legal clerk in a Prague Insurance institute. Much of his life is incorporated in his works, in particularly his feeling of being a stranger in Prague- separated from the Czechs by his German tongue…

Of Mice and Men begins with two migrant workers named Lennie Small and George Milton, who are trying to survive by looking for a job at the ranch. Lennie faces social justice since he commits errors due to his mental illness and does not receive consequences as other employees would. George learns to tolerate Lennie at every moment from acting like a child to becoming a criminal, and lastly, another employee named Candy faces equal despair from others along with his pet dog. Along their journey…

Beneath the austerity of McCarthy’s language endures a gradual waning of convention from humanity. In addition to establishing association with the audience, the namelessness of the characters in McCarthy’s novel depicts the stripping of humans from their sophistication in the natural world, thereby equating the once exceptional species with the innominate insignificance of a lowly amoeba. On several occasions, McCarthy limns the man and the boy in a rather subhuman light with elucidations such…

On a societal level, Ness crafts the monster to symbolize the grieving process Conor undergoes. Grief is a painful process many experience when facing the loss of a loved one; with the tree’s assistance, Conor develops throughout the text as he transitions from denial to anger as well as forgiveness and acceptance. In the beginning of the novel, Conor’s first interaction with the monster resulted in yew tree leaves scattered throughout his floor; contrasting from his usual nightmare, the barrier…

The story “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney is about a man named Tom Benecke. The story starts off with Tom contemplating whether to work or whether to be with his family. Tom is a workaholic, so he eventually decides to work rather than go with his wife. The story “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” shows readers that a life or death situation could lead to a great outcome or not depending how someone may interpret the situation. As the story takes off, we come to the basic…

Huck’s Familial Transformation Huckleberry Finn leaves behind one family, an abusive, drunken one, to find family after family as he sails down the Mississippi River, from the quarreling Grangerfords, to the brokenhearted sisters to the welcoming Aunt Sally. He also comes up with fake families, one after another, whenever he needed a good tall tale to tell. It's almost as though he's trying to make up for how awful his actual family situation is. The different families that Huck experiences…

Metamorphosis is an act of change or transformation from one thing to another. While metamorphosis is most commonly associated with bugs, it can occur in humans as well. In both short stories, “Metamorphosis” and “Cathedral” the characters are detached from reality. Gregor possesses anti social characteristics and Bub is ignorant and insensitive. Throughout each story, both characters undergo metamorphosis which inevitably alters their lives. The protagonist of “Metamorphosis”, Gregor Samsa…