Comparing Metamorphosis, Siddhartha, And Spring To Come

Jenny Tong
English 2 Hp
Mr. Mielke
17 November 2015
Negative Reactions to Our Changes People go through cycles in life that brings inevitable changes. It is no doubt great if people could view change as a positive outcome, but in most cases, it is ineluctable to see it as negative. In Collection 3, the Chinese proverb states, “When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build windmills,”which is proven to be true as a result of daily lives. The three selections that best exemplify the negative response to change are Metamorphosis, Siddhartha, and “Spring to Come.” After thoroughly analyzing these selections, it is explicit that change is reacted and viewed negatively. Because of the hardships of accustoming to it, the ramification
For example in the beginning of the story, Gregor suggests “How about if I just sleep a little longer and forget all this nonsense”(Kafka 94). Just how a person refuses to awaken from a good dream, he attempts to escape his reality. The reality he has to face of being transformed into a cockroach can not be ignored. The character shows ignorance when he chooses to sleep in. Another example, created as a result of Gregor being late, “this morning, your employer did suggest...money that was recently entrusted to you”(Kafka 101). It is extremely distressing how it only takes a single day where Gregor is late to work for his employers to accuse him of a crime. This change in his usual perfect attendances, left such an appalling impression. The fact that the superior workers of Gregor were so demanding for him and took his change to an exaggerated level. How Gregor reacted to his physical change by ignoring it and how his employers reacted to his abnormal tardiness with threats were both
For instance, “Siddhartha became impatient at losses, he...to the poor”(Hesse 64). His grown addiction of gambling and living the life of a commoner, corrupted him. Living in such splendour gave him the advantages of money and the ability of greed. The change in lifestyle and opportunity had a comprehensive, negative reaction towards Siddhartha. In addition, “the old man (eldest Samana) was angry that both young men wished to leave him and he raised his voice and scolded them strongly”(Hesse 19). The eldest seemed insulted by their actions and did not exactly accept the fact that they intended on leaving. This shows in daily life when citizens react to gas prices that raise up and down frequently. In this case, the two men are cheap gas. The old Samana dislikes the men’s change of mind after being there only for a short amount of time. Overall, the eldest Samana disliked the sudden changes that did not allow him to be supportive of the idea of the two men to