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. ... Santner states that the meaning of Gregor's victimization is related to the segregation from society's standards. ... They all agree on this using those different terms to describes Gregor's situation, even tho...

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Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a story that is easily related to this ever so cruel world and the life each of us live today. ... Upon metamorphosis, Gregor could no longer provide for himself, which wasn't a problem, or his family who, he was most worried about. ... After everything he had done for his family, it seemed to hold no meaning to them. ... This was a immature love, which had no meaning. ... In the Metamorphosis, Kafka reminds us of how often certain people and things are taken advantage of. ...

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In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa goes through a series of psychological disturbances which leads him to his literal transformation into a human-sized vermin. ... The word 'vermin' in and of itself has a negative meaning; these creatures are viewed as diseased pests. ... This exact situation happens in The Metamorphosis. ... He, again, thinks "If I didn't hold back for my parents' sake, I would have quit long ago"(Kafka 4). ... The superego operates on the morality principle, meaning that it focuses on the "I should" statements (Myers). ...

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Both Crime and Punishment by Dosteyevsky deals and Metamorphosis by Kafka deal with guilt we can see how guilt and its causes affected the protagonists Raskolnikov, and Gregor. ... Raskolnikov is feeling hopeless, and life has no meaning to him. ... This guilt of Raskolnikov connects to the guilt of Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis. ... Greogor is now a burden to his family, he is being isolated and neglected from his family, his family is disgusted by his metamorphosis. ... There are some similarities in Metamorphosis and in Crime and Punishment. ...

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• Grade Level: High School