German writer Franz Kafka's and American J.D. ... Each did that in his own way: Kafka portrayed familial support and sympathy as necessary to the alleviation of pain, while Salinger suggested that to truly grow up is to come to terms with one's relationships and ultimately one's role in society. ... Through "of course," expressing Gregor's bitterness with his situation, Kafka presents Gregor's new disconnect with his sister with a darkly amused tone. ... Kafka's dry, ironic tone emphasizes that even as Grete takes care of him, Gregor is in pain, not beca...

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"Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka and "Pastoralia," by George Saunders are two pieces of literature that seem to vary in many aspects. ... Gregor, suffers from physical transformation as one day he wakes up from his sleep to realize that he's a vermin (Kafka 1). ... When he wakes up one fine day only to see himself being transformed into a vermin, rather than worrying about his physical state the only thing he is worried about is how he could get to work, or what his employers would think of him (Kafka 1). ... I will simply say: we have to try to get rid of it" (Kafka 68). ...

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