(Kafka 87) In his letter to his father, Franz dealt with many issues referred to indirectly in The Metamorphosis. ... Many believe that these life story facts inspired Kafka to write The Metamorphosis. ... Kafka shows not only a metamorphosis in Gregor, but also in his mother, father, and sister as well. ... In The Metamorphosis, Kafka's character comments on how his family should have encouraged him as he tried to open the door to his room, a difficult task for a beetle. ... Kafka referred to the picture twice in The Metamorphosis, showing this first clue to its significance. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The author, Franz Kafka's purpose of "The Metamorphosis" is to make people understand more about human condition. ... The Metamorphosis World Literature, Revised Edition 1998. ... "The Metamorphosis." ... Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. 21 Feb 1998. 22 February 2002...

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• Grade Level: High School

Kafka's The Metamorphosis presents the reader with many different themes throughout the story, including the significance of entrapment versus escape, as well as dependence. At first glance it can be seen as a simple story of a young man who wakes up one morning as a vermin, yet Kafka makes sure to highlight the changed relationships between the family members after the metamorphosis takes place, showing the intricacy/depth of the story. ... However, when the metamorphosis takes place, everything revolving around Gregor changes, especially his family members. ... Through the relationsh...

• Word Count: 1920
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Role of Secondary Characters in the Plague and the Metamorphosis In the novels The Metamorphosis and The Plague the role of secondary characters is a crucial one. ... In contrast to much of Kafka's fiction, The Metamorphosis has not a sense of incompleteness. ... He felt hardly any surprise at his growing lack of consideration of others" (Kafka 48). ... It will be the death of both of you, I can see that coming" (Kafka 51). And later, "It has to go" (Kafka 52). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, there are many themes depicted in both novels that intertwine with each other. ... "Gregor was fed each day, once in the morning, when his parents and the maid were still asleep and a second time in the afternoon after everyone had had dinner" (Kafka 25). ... Evident throughout The Metamorphosis and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, are controls used to maintain order and restraint. ... In The Metamorphosis, Gregor"s sleeping patterns are dictated by his family. ... Movement in The...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka is uncovering potential dangers of social rejection. ... Franz Kafka expresses Gregor's transformation through numerous emotional and physical stages. The theme of alienation plays a huge role in The Metamorphosis. ... "Traditionally, critics of The Metamorphosis have underplayed the fact that the story is about not only Gregor's metamorphosis but also his families'"(Straus). ... The final stage of Gregor's metamorphosis is acceptance. ...

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• 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Another truth of life that can be seen through allegory is a theme that Kafka discusses in The Metamorphosis, the enslavement of man to the forces of materialism. By turning Gregor into a bug that can observe his family from a different perspective, Kafka can show man's preoccupation with financial security. ... Allegorically, Kafka is portraying the level to which a human being can be reduced in the modern world. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Franz Kafka's stories "The Metamorphosis", "In The Penal Colony", and "The Fasting-Artist", the protagonists, Gregor Samsa, the officer, and the fasting-artist, each make apparent sacrifices. ...

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