Franz Kafka's story "The Metamorphosis" describes a sad story of young man named Gregor who has been transformed into a bug, which could be construed as the lowest form of living. ... This story symbolizes to me the difficulty that Franz Kafka experienced in his own life with his father. ... Franz Kafka's father ruled the family with great Authority. ... Franz Kafka's story "The Metamorphosis" symbolizes to me the story of Franz Kafka, not as Gregor Samsa. ... That's when Gregor's laid his head down and died, similar to Kafka in palliative care ...

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Such is the case of Franz Kafka who in many of his books, reflects his attitude towards life, his parents and frustrations. ... With this novel, we can perhaps understand better Kafka's relationship with his parents, especially with his father and Kafka's internal self. ... Kafka had contempt for himself because many characters of his books are pathetic and many of them have characteristics which describe Kafka himself, just as Gregor does. Even Gregor's last name rhymes with his own; Samsa and Kafka. ... Kafka describes himself the way we picture Gregor; weak, ugly and thin...

• Word Count: 1062
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• Grade Level: High School

The anxieties, inner terrors, and cynicism, which fill Gregor's life, are expressed by Kafka throughout the novel, metamorphosis. Franz Kafka uses these feelings as an element of Expressionism to convey Gregor's attitudes towards his life and society. ... Kafka used Gregor's metamorphosis into a vermin as an allegory for Gregor's transformation in which he alienated himself from everything and most importantly, from himself....

• Word Count: 581
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• Grade Level: High School

In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis there is an issue regarding the victimization of Gregor Samsa. ... In these essays, their respective authors state that Gregor is the victim of the novella, in an effort to make their analyses of Kafka's Metamorphosis. ... The other author that discusses the issue of victimization in Kafka's Metamorphosis is Walter H. ... They all agree on this using those different terms to describes Gregor's situation, even though they take different approaches to it as a result of their diverse studies of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. ...

• Word Count: 1025
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• Grade Level: High School

Franz Kafka's: The Metamorphosis By: In life there are many changes, some changes occur physically, and some occur mentally. ... During Franz Kafka's writing of the metamorphosis rumors began to flow that he was having an affair with a woman called Brete Bloch. ... Kafka, acknowledging the fact that I too sometimes isolate myself from the world around me. ...

• Word Count: 1233
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• Grade Level: High School

Franz Kafka's novel The Metamorphosis deals with this theme of alienation. ... Kafka uses symbolism to emphasize Gregor's alienation from outside society, from his family, and even from his own humanity, demonstrating how modern society estranges man from his fellow beings, preventing friendship and intimacy. ... Kafka uses Gregor as an example of every man who is enslaved and dehumanized by the new world order. ...

• Word Count: 975
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School