Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka was a very deliberate read. When reading the literature many examples of modernism were exemplified. Metamorphosis demonstrates many qualities of modernism through the main character, Gregor Samsa, who suffers from a transformation into an insect which led to feelings of alienation, hopelessness, and internal conflicts. As a character, Gregor Samsa had many qualities that make him different. The first sentence of the literature made my face snarl. How could this have happened to this poor guy? When I keep reading many things become apparent. Gregor was someone who suffered from emotional hardships and alienation. All his life Gregor wanted to support and make his family happy. He was always striving for his father’s …show more content…
Through the story, Kafka let us understand the consciousness or Gregor. We were able to understand what he was thinking. The language of the literature was confusing and fragmental. This made it very hard to understand at times. There was always a deeper meaning to what the author was trying to get across. Within the literature, there was also predominant themes. Gregor had a loss of meaning, loss of hope, and alienation. When he became an insect he suffered from alienation from his family. At the end, he ended up leaving the family for the family’s sake. Gregor also lost all hope because he was not able to help his family out with financial needs. Even though Gregor probably did not realize it, his transformation helped his family out. It forced his father to get a job. This led to him looking better physically and providing for the family. Many stories during the modernist era were very sad and unpleasant. Modernism and Metamorphosis explained that people during the modernist era did not want to ready happy and successful pieces of work because they could not achieve that in their daily lives. Other characteristics of Modernism include Gregor’s work problems. He was a travel salesmen. This led to him unable to create friendships. I think he also uses this as an excuse. He feels obligated to take care of his family financially. I do not think he minds at first, however, he begins to feel like it is a
In The Metamorphosis, Gregor, who has transformed into a vermin, has ignored his transformation and worries about not being able to aid to his family financially. One could say that Gregor’s primary role is to fulfill the role of the financial provider in his family, as he is the only one that works. The father, however, chooses not to take this role and expects Gregor to fulfill this role. When Gregor does not meet up to this expectation, it frustrates the father, as he must begin working. This shows that the father has always been able to work, but would rather not burden himself with this task, and when Grete starts to work afterward it proves this.
He is willing to take on anyone in order to support his family, which plays into the theme of family duty. Also, Gregor’s determination and military experience (pg 12) is displayed in his plan making and strategizing to capture his manager. The loyalty to his family, displayed by working and trying his best to keep a job he doesn’t want, gives insight into Gregor’s character. The unhealthy relationship Gregor has with his family is very common for a character in Franz Kafka’s book. His own tumultuous relation reflected onto his characters lives.
I cannot even explain it to myself.” , Gregor is not able to let his feelings out because he is filled with guilt
This is the reason he isolated himself from his family. Gregor is forced to work in an environment he hates but his transformation overlooks that. He doesn’t have to suffer from his occupation and allows him to spend more time with his family. However, this change only had a positive affect temporarily.
Family is often regarded as a source of love and support, but as shown in the stories "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, misunderstandings and miscommunications can lead to the breakdown of familial bonds. These stories highlight the dangers of failing to recognize the needs of our loved ones and the importance of healthy communication. In "The Metamorphosis," Gregor Samsa, a hardworking traveling salesman, supports his family financially but his long hours on the road keep him emotionally and physically distant from them. When he undergoes a sudden transformation into a monstrous insect, his family becomes repulsed by him and fails to understand his plight. Similarly, in "The Yellow Wallpaper,"
To better understand, in the story, Gregor is assaulted verbally and physically by his father. Gregor's father “... without for the moment taking accurate aim,
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka was written in 1915, it was based on a man named Gregor, a travelling salesman who wakes up to find himself transformed into an insect. Disgusted by his appearance he tries to deal with his new condition, but he is forced to endure the rejection of his family, which is what eventually drove him to his death. Despite having two different characters, one in real life and the other fictional, there is still a correlation between both; showing the author´s feelings, ideas and even problems, that are thrown into the story in a way to express his anguish.
“The Metamorphosis”, written by Franz Kafka, takes place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the city is unspecified. The protagonist, Gregor Samsa, is turned into a giant bug and struggles to regain his harmonious life as a traveling salesman. Gregor goes through both a physical and emotional change throughout the novel, from turning into a bug and then being unable to provide for his family because of his condition. Gregor has been changed into a giant bug where he is a not a pleasant eyesight to his family and isn't accepted by his father and mother but only his sister. As the novella begins,”he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect”.
Much like the Jewish community, he is mistreated and disowned by his father who is a symbolic representation of society’s ideals in the early 1930s. He begins to be isolated by his family mainly his sister/mother who remove materials from his room while leaving him inside showing the comparison to Nazi soldiers who robbed Jews of their valuables and money. This shows the isolation created for Jews as they are looked at differently and mistreated as innocent human being. Lastly, the apple stuck in Gregor’s back shows the suffering that Jews had to go through carrying the burden and pain along as they are discriminated
Gregor began to resent his father for throwing household items at him, squashing him like a bug. Even his beloved sister Grete began irritating Gregor by removing all of his belonging from his room, leaving him with nothing. The cruelty performed on Gregor by his own family sends him into a dark pit of despair. With nothing to live for he began to slowly end his life, making one final sacrifice for the ones he loves
In the novel you can clearly see how the family would take advantage and abuse Gregor. He would work hard for the family and his family had no appreciation for what he did. It was clear in the book that Gregor did not like his job. He always felt tired, but he would always go to his job for the sake of his family.
1. Almost from the very beginning of Gregor’s metamorphosis, Mr. Samsa has been unwilling to accept Gregor as his son. Furthermore, Gregor’s transformation into an offensive form of an insect, constantly reminds Mr. Samsa of the grotesque, feeble, and pathetic aberration that he has fathered. Consequently, now that Gregor has genuinely revealed himself in all his audacious behavior, his cruel father is driven to destroy him. In his eyes, Gregor has become everything loathsome to him—scrawny, parasitic, and futile—not the kind of son this once successful and ambitious storekeeper could be proud of.
He became embodied by his weak form and closed off to the real world, literally. Gregor’s influence on his family also allowed his father to grow as an individual and appear superior when dressing within his
Franz Kafka is a German novelist who wrote “The Metamorphosis.” In the story, he uses a third person point of view narrative. The novel uses absurdum, which exaggerates and dramatize the absurdity of modern life. The protagonist, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, struggles with an external factor of transforming into an insect like creature. The transformation was not under his control and now struggles with a new identity.
This reveals about Gregor’s family’s financial issues. He feels trapped doing a job he does not like to help pay for his parent’s debt. The debt is a large sum since it is gonna take him 5-6 years to pay it off. Therefore, after his transformation his first thought was how was he going to get to work so, he can continue paying off the