Culture is the arts, beliefs, customs, and all other products of human work and thought. These traits are what make up a particular period, class, community, or population. (dictionary.com) The Czech Republic culture is unique in many ways. The Czechs have made great contributions to music and literature. One of the most famous Czech writers was Franz Kafka, who wrote The Metamorphosis. Culture has had a great impact on literature. The living conditions, economy and family values are all shown through Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. (galenet.galegroup.com).
Most of the people in the Czech Republic live in towns and cities. The country's capital, Prague is the largest city in the Czech Republic. Even though many people have second homes in the country (called a chaty), the Czech Republic has a serious housing shortage. Most of the people live in high-rise apartment buildings of poor quality. Many of these were built during the Communist era. (Wolchik 1210.) People who live in the city, live in large apartment complexes. Young couples can rarely begin their married life in a home of their own and usually live with one or the other set of parents for several years. In former Czechoslovakia, the health care system was under strict state control. Anyone associated with the medical field was a state employee. Health care standards were never high, and medical equipment was often outdated in clinics and hospitals throughout the country. The 1990s brought change to several sectors, including medicine. After World War II, new railroads, highways and airports were built. A well developed system of highways and public transportation, and increasing number of people who own cars, have caused tourism in Czech Republic to increase dramatically. (galenet.galegroup.com health).
The Metamorphosis, a three sectional story by Franz Kafka, which pursues the effect on an entire Czech family of Gregor Samsas" impossible metamorphosis into an insect, portrays the living conditions of a 20th century life.
Born July 3, 1883, in Prague Czechoslovakia, of what is now the Czech Republic. ... And one of his best-known books was The Metamorphosis. The Metamorphosis is a short story that was first published in 1915. ... The Metamorphosis has tended to focus on the psychoanalytic and symbolic nature of the story. ... In The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka reflects upon many negative aspects. ...
"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 Gr...
