Franz Kafka's: The Metamorphosis By: In life there are many changes, some changes occur physically, and some occur mentally. ... In the book The Metamorphosis, change occurs in both mental and physical ways. ... I personally believe that the point he was making by the name metamorphosis was on how his environment changed rather then his physical appearance. ... Before the metamorphosis Gregor had taken the role of his father maintaining the family, giving them a home to live in and at the same time taking a load of his parents back. ... During Franz Kafka's writing of th...

• Word Count: 1233
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

No one can be certain as to why Gregor underwent his metamorphosis, but it was probably in an attempt to reach self-actualization. ... It is not clear as to why Gregor Samsa had been turned into a repulsive vermin in the first place, but his metamorphosis was probably the result of his quest for self-actualization. ... Gregor undergoes a terrible metamorphosis, and his new appearance is enough to bring a shock to anyone's face, even his family. ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

One of the saddest aspects of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," is the fact that Gregor Samsa genuinely cares about his family. ... While Gregor has undergone and fatally suffered his metamorphosis, the family is now free to prosper and can now look forward to the hopeful future of Grete for "she had blossomed into a good-looking and well-developed girl"" (pg. 310). ...

• Word Count: 773
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... In the Metamorphosis, Kafka reminds us of how often certain people and things are taken advantage of. ...

• Word Count: 515
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is broken into three different sections; each bring about a change in the story and expand the setting from Gregor's room to the outside world. ... She has love for Gregor as her son and even after the metamorphosis, she still has this sense of this creature being her son even though she is disgusted by his looks. ...

• Word Count: 1601
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The lack of values can lead to bad opportunities and a worse way of life for people in that current situation. People that haven't any values don't see true reality until something happens for the worse. The story "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka, has lead Gregor Samsa to turn into a dung beetle...

• Word Count: 830
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

One of man's greatest fears is the fear of being completely alone. Man is a social creature, and the desire for companionship is something that all men can identify with. No one wants to be an outcast of society. Franz Kafka's novel The Metamorphosis deals with this theme of alienation. Gregor Samsa...

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

In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Narcissus is a handsome young man who saw the reflection of his face in the waters of the Styx River. He became so captivated by his own reflection, that he sat looking at himself until he died and a small flower grew in his place. After the manufacturing and widespread exi...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School