THE STRANGER AND METAMORPHOSIS: A COMPARISON By WEI YUDAN School of Government‚ 1000016939 [Abstract] Kafka’s novel The Metamorphosis and Camus’ The Stranger both lie an essential absurdity‚ and they both feature situations out of which come to light existentialist values. While The Metamorphosis highlights that one must interact with society in order to have a meaning in life. As for the differences‚ each novel has its individual narrative point of view and typical writing style. [Key Words] The
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rejection of society The Stranger and The Metamorphosis Alienation due to rejection of society and the Metamorphosis In the novel‚ The Stranger by Albert Camus and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka‚ the main characters in the novels have differences that cause people to reject them from society. In The Stranger‚ the character Meursault had social differences such as Meursault had a lack of emotions due to his sole acknowledgement of the physical world. In The Metamorphosis‚ the character Gregor
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| World Literature Essay | Role of Women in The Stranger and Metamorphosis | | Maria Fernanda Contreras | 6/17/2010 | | “The woman kept on crying” (10) – this ability to experience and express emotions is shown as something both the protagonists in both novels - The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus – lack. Women are usually portrayed as the element of society who are more likely to show this ability which connects them to the world surrounding them
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From both essays‚ what really stuck out to me the most was at the end of “The Beetle in the Story “the Metamorphosis’”. The author of this essay points out how music was the one thing that “fed” the beetle. When Gregor was the beetle he says the sound of the violins fulfilled an unknown nourishment. The author of the essay points out how this is Kafka showing that music was a big part of his rough childhood by saying that the nourishment the bug felt was the relief that Kafka felt. Right away
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Comparison of Kafka’s "Metamorphosis" and Dali’s "The Metamorphosis of Narcissus" The painting that I chose to compare to the novel Metamorphosis‚ by Franz Kafka‚ was painted in 1937 by Salvatore Dali. Dali is an established Surrealist painter‚ who‚ like Kafka‚ explored his own psyche and dreams in his work. Dali invented a process‚ called the "paranoiac critical method"‚ which is used in this painting‚ to assist his creative process. As Dali described it‚ his aim in painting was "to
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”(Existentialism)This quote is present through the main characters of The Stranger‚ Blade Runner‚ and The Metamorphosis in each of these works the characters create their own nature. These works are similar several ways; in all three the men create their own nature by the free choices they make. Through these choices they also create their own values. The characters values and meanings of life are where these works differ. Initially‚ in The Metamorphosis‚ Gregor’s life seems to have meaning‚ through providing for
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July 2011 Essay # 2 Willa Cather’s‚ "Paul’s Case" and Frank Kafka’s‚ "Metamorphosis" are short stories written in the early twentieth century‚ merely ten years apart. When comparing and contrasting these short stories‚ the reader finds that both stories share a similar point of view and the recurring themes of alienation and money run throughout these works. Both "Paul’s Case” and “The Metamorphosis" are written in third person with a very restricted point of view. The point of
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When I picked up The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ I first flipped through the pages to familiarize myself with the format of the book. One of the major things I noticed was that the novel was divided up into two sections: Part One and Part Two. After reading the novel‚ I conducted a mental comparison of the two parts. I easily concluded that the two parts made a division between before and after Meursault murdered the Arabs. That being said‚ I decided to focus on a deeper question. How does the novel
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Part II: “The death of the ‘family unit’ and its implications in The Stranger and The Metamorphosis” Death shrouds both world-literature works with the downfall of the protagonists and their atypical beliefs. However‚ it is the death of both Meursalt‚ from The Stranger‚ and Gregor Samsa’s‚ from The Metamorphosis‚ familial relationships that tie the literary works together. The inability of both protagonists to form meaningful and strong connections with their respective family members adds to
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The protagonists of the stories “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner’s and “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka’s have a few things in common. Both Mrs. Emily and Gregor experience transformation and in result‚ betrayal by their loved once. For example‚ Gregor transforms into an insect and is unable to return to his normal life. In result‚ his family members are angry. They lock him up in his room and abandon him. Similarly‚ Emily is also rejected by a close person‚ specifically‚ her love interest
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