"The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka, is about a boy named, Gregor. Gregor works as a traveling salesman selling fabric to pay off his family's debt. His father had a business that surceased, so Gregor is now working to pay it back. Gregor has a sister Grete, they are close and she is assiduous to Gregor. She had a great fidelity to Gregor and caring for him. One morning Gregor wakes up and everything has changed and he becomes obfuscated. Kafka used parallels from his life and delineated them to Gregor. Through surrealism and isolation Kafka represents the self-value a single individual has in society.
For example, a parallel between Kafka and Gregor is the relationship between his father and himself. Franz Kafka's family was a middle-class Jewish family. He grew up the oldest of six children; two of his brother died as infants and his three sisters lost their lives in concentration camps. The relationship between Kafka and his father was particularly distant. "His father, Hermann Kafka, was described as a huge ill-tempered domestic tyrant, who on many occasions directed his anger toward his son [.]," (Franz Kafka Biography 1). Kafka mimics the relationship he had with his father through the relationship of Gregor and his father. Gregor is held responsible to pay back the debt his father created and still support his family. For instance, after the family realized Gregor had been morphed into an insect the tension between Gregor and his father became ostensible. "With a hostile expression his father clenched his fist as if to drive Gregor back into his room[.]," (Kafka 25). This demonstrates that after Gregor's father realizes what his transformation means he is enraged and elucidates that Gregor is the reason that their family is going to struggle. His transformation is intractable for his family.
In addition, another parallel Kafka relates Gregor with is his thoughts on his job.
What I saw was a large grotesque creature, not Gregor. Gregor was not a man anymore he had now taken a new form. ... I think that Gregor enjoyed listening to me play though. ... ~ I have been keeping Gregor=s room clean for him. ... I miss Gregor. ...
Also, the father was selfish because he hide old family savings from Gregor, forcing Gregor to think they were in a tight predicament and making Gregor feel guilty enough to make money for the family. ... This infection ends up killing Gregor. Gregor's mother does not work either, forcing Gregor to provide the income without any support or help. ... When Gregor first turns into a beetle, Grete tries to help him out. ... When Gregor finally died the family didn't show any remorse at all. ...
This was perhaps unveiling Gregor's true self. ... The physical change, the metamorphosis, marks the falling of Gregor's veil; a chance for the world to see whom Gregor really is. ... You must just try to get rid of the idea that this is Gregor. ... The mother, most remarkably, think that Gregor will eventually return to his old self, and use this rational to argue against moving all the furniture out of Gregor's room. ... The Metamorphosis argued a case of Gregor's transformation, but Gregor had kept his humanity more than any other character. ...
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," presents the story of a Gregor Samsa's disturbing transformation into a bug, which strains both the relationships between other characters in the story with Gregor and the relationship Gregor has with himself. ... With the narrative written from Gregor's perspective, presenting Gregor's internal narrative and though, the true extent of submission to others that Gregor practices is understood, like how he submits to the suffering at a miserable job, or when we surrenders as a victim to his buggy condition rather than attempting to better hi...
Frank Kafka is Gregor Samsa Franz Kafka's works read like the biography of his life. ... The family gradually becomes independent of Gregor; unfortunately, for this to happen, Gregor had to become a hideous insect. ... He chases Gregor back to his room and as he reaches the door, Gregor's beetle-like body does not fit, resulting in his father having to force him through. ... This metamorphosis also marks Gregor's freedom as an individual. ... Gregor was never really "alive" as the head of the house. ...
Once a close and loving relationship between Gregor and his sister, their bond slowly erodes over time as she grows older and the family matters continually worsen on account of Gregor's metamorphosed appearance. ... She feeds him and takes in consideration what Gregor's new appetite prefers. Grete serves as the only link between Gregor and the mother and father. ... Gregor is no longer referred to by name or even "he." ... Although Gregor's physical appearance had changed, his personality remained the same. ...
Gregor Samsa is alienated from his body, family and humanity altogether. ... Gregor's tone is calm, but persistent. ... Gregor's family does not. ... Samsa rushes over to them to shield Gregor and comfort the boarders (343). ... The final stage of Gregor's metamorphosis is acceptance. ...
Gregor Mendel was born in Heizendorf, Austria on July 22, 1822. He began studying at the St. Thomas Monastery of the Augustinian Order in 1843. In August of 1847 he was ordained into the priesthood. He realized very quickly after he started his pastoral duties that he was more suited for teaching...
Gregor Samsa has gone through a metamorphosis. This change has turned Gregor into a "monstrous vermin". ... Gregor earns the basic income to support his family. ... The superficiality of the Samsa's has put Gregor in a difficult position, which is a component causing Gregor's metamorphosis. ... Gregor died of a broken heart. ...
