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    In “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka‚ the style enhances the nightmarish quality of the work. The text states‚ “It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been earlier‚ but when he lay there sighing‚ and was once more watching his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than before‚ it that was possible‚ he could think of no way of bringing peace and order to this chaos‚” (Kafka 12). This is interesting because the situation that Gregor is in is extremely scary and unusual

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    Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a story that has multiple themes within it. One main theme of this story is that of identity. Gregor seems to lose his sense of identity when he is transformed into a bug-like creature. When transforms he not only loses his physical identity‚ but his metal identity. He often speaks of his work as a salesman and he ultimately loses this identity as a salesman. He loses his old personal identity‚ but he gains new one as well. Gregor has to figure out his identity with

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    hung painfully over her shoulders. It seemed as though the pain she was experiencing was interminable. What this mother is experiencing is considered a very typical reaction‚ which many experience when a dear relative is lost. In the novel‚ The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is the one who must face the agony of losing his mother. Many people might assume that Meursault would experience an emotional reaction

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    In Franz Kafkas‚ “The Metamorphosis”‚ character‚ Gregor‚ represents‚ Kafka himself by symbolizing‚ how he was raised‚ his family‚ and his spiritual death. Just as Gregor did‚ Kafka had a rough relationship with his father. In 1911 Kafkas father pressured him to open asbestos factory‚ even through Kafka’s hated and believed he was wasting his time on this endeavor‚ he tried to please his father. This is represented in the book as Gregor’s attempt to provide for his family and father by taking the

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    The Stranger The Stranger written by Albert Camus‚ a Nobel Prize winner‚ tells the tale of a young man named Monsieur Meursault. In the beginning‚ Monsieur Meursault’s mother‚ Maman‚ has died. After getting a telegram containing news of Maman’s death‚ Monsieur Meursault heads to Marengo where his mother had been taken care of in a home. He is greeted by the director of the home who leads him to the mortuary to see Maman. Meursault attends her vigil that night and attends the funeral procession the

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    To whom it may concern‚ the boy in this spacecraft is my son‚ Kakarrot. I urge you to take care of him‚ as I can foresee he is the savior of this universe. Before I fill you in on the details‚ let me introduce myself‚ I am Bardock‚ a scientist from the planet Vegeta and‚ by now‚ it has been destroyed by the evil emperor‚ Frieza. I foresaw this event‚ as he saw I was developing a new hormone that can enhance the physical strength of an individual through physical combat. He believed we were planning

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    The Strangers That Came to Town: Andy In Ambrose Flack’s short story‚ “The Strangers That Came to Town” the main character‚ Andy‚ is a young‚ good kid who must mature over the course of events. Initially‚ Andy is a good kid‚ but acts judges the Duvitches by their societal standing. After the Duvitches move into their new house‚ the townspeople begin to judge them‚ “…the Duvitches were marked people. They were the one struggling family in a prosperous community” (3). When Andy judges the Duvitches

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    wakes up in the hospital and is paralyzed. What would this man’s first thought be? Of course‚ he would question why that he is paralyzed and if this illness is curable. Unlike the character in my parable‚ the main character in Franz Kafka’s "The Metamorphosis‚" worries about the most unlikely things. Although Gregor Samsa had awoken to discover that he is an insect‚ he is afraid that he will be late for work and as a result he will lose his job. As a result of this behavior‚ Gregor Samsa is a perfect

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    In Albert Camus’ The Stranger the Meursault is clearly disillusioned of life and two examples of this disillusionment occurred in the instances of his mother’s death and an offer to be transferred to another work environment. The novel The Stranger by Albert Camus portrays how Meursault is disillusioned about things that seem to be the most normal basic human concepts of understanding such as his mothers death. With his mother’s death‚ he seemed indifferent at the loss of her life in every way

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    In Franz Kafka’s short story Metamorphosis symbolism plays a great part in developing Gregor’s character and life. First‚ s picture Gregor has of a woman is the representation of his last strand of human life in addition to the furniture in his bedroom. Secondly‚ the apple that Gregor’s father implants into his back is a representation of good and evil within the Samsa family. Lastly‚ Gregor’s door represents his isolation from humanity and his true transition into a bug. To begin‚ although Gregor

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