Diction In Metamorphosis
Emme Rollins once said, “Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home”. In the novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka this book centralises on Gregor, a man who was turned into a vermin bug and his family's dependence on him. Although after he starves himself to death, the family seems to place their dependence on their blossoming young daughter. This passage demonstrates that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa have decided to rely on their daughter from now on. Kafka utilizes imagery, diction, and irony to show the ways in which the Samsas will now depend on their daughter.
Kafka demonstrates through the use of imagery how Grete Samsa’s parents will depend
on her since their son has passed away. After their son’s sudden death his family decided to leave their apartment and head to the open countryside on the outskirts of town. This was an act the family rarely took. Franz Kafka states, “And it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at the end of the ride their daughter got up first and stretched her young body”(4). As the novel started it pictured a change in which Gregor Samsa changed into a vermin bug, yet Kafka writes in a way to show that their daughter may have been the real metamorphosis change. Since their daughter is young, the parents see an opportunity in which they can use their daughter.
Kafka shows through diction how Mr. and Mrs. Samsa will now exploit their daughter. During the Samsa’s eye opening drive they began to see each other clearly for who each one was. The author writes, “as they watched their daughter getting livelier and livelier, that lastly, in spite of all the troubles which had turned her cheeks pale, she had blossomed into a good-looking, shapely girl”(4). From this quote readers can see the artful way Kafka’s diction proves that Grete’s family is only seeking an opportunity from her beauty. Kafka stultifies through his use of irony to show that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa will now depend on their daughter. As the sunshine leaked through the family started to notice a change in which they would be able to utilize. The author states, "through glances, they thought that it would soon be time, too, to find her a good husband"(4). Mr. and Mrs. Samsa seem to not care about their daughter, but what she can do for them. By them finding her a good husband they will be able to use the new wealth as a way to pay of debt. This work proves that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa have now decided to depend upon their only daughter Grete. Franz Kafka exploits imagery, diction, and satire to show the readers how Grete Samsa’s parents have chosen to now depend on her after their son's abrubt death. LIke a butterfly stuck in a cocoon, the Samsa’s keep their children stuck in their home because of being hinged on them.
Kafka demonstrates through the use of imagery how Grete Samsa’s parents will depend
on her since their son has passed away. After their son’s sudden death his family decided to leave their apartment and head to the open countryside on the outskirts of town. This was an act the family rarely took. Franz Kafka states, “And it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at the end of the ride their daughter got up first and stretched her young body”(4). As the novel started it pictured a change in which Gregor Samsa changed into a vermin bug, yet Kafka writes in a way to show that their daughter may have been the real metamorphosis change. Since their daughter is young, the parents see an opportunity in which they can use their daughter.
Kafka shows through diction how Mr. and Mrs. Samsa will now exploit their daughter. During the Samsa’s eye opening drive they began to see each other clearly for who each one was. The author writes, “as they watched their daughter getting livelier and livelier, that lastly, in spite of all the troubles which had turned her cheeks pale, she had blossomed into a good-looking, shapely girl”(4). From this quote readers can see the artful way Kafka’s diction proves that Grete’s family is only seeking an opportunity from her beauty. Kafka stultifies through his use of irony to show that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa will now depend on their daughter. As the sunshine leaked through the family started to notice a change in which they would be able to utilize. The author states, "through glances, they thought that it would soon be time, too, to find her a good husband"(4). Mr. and Mrs. Samsa seem to not care about their daughter, but what she can do for them. By them finding her a good husband they will be able to use the new wealth as a way to pay of debt. This work proves that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa have now decided to depend upon their only daughter Grete. Franz Kafka exploits imagery, diction, and satire to show the readers how Grete Samsa’s parents have chosen to now depend on her after their son's abrubt death. LIke a butterfly stuck in a cocoon, the Samsa’s keep their children stuck in their home because of being hinged on them.