crowd leaves. The artist eventually hires himself out to the circus. However‚ the crowd only watches him because he is near the animals‚ not because they are interested in him. Kafka‚ the author of "The Hunger Artist‚" demonstrates many different variations of conflict with the audience‚ irony‚ and symbolism. Undoubtedly‚ Kafka explores the hunger artist’s complicated relationship with his audience‚ and in this relationship we can better see how each side appreciates the art. The audience that is viewing
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In Metamorphosis Gregor Samsa felt insignificant and useless before he went through his metamorphosis‚ later in the book he transforms into a cockroach‚ a hated and viewed as a very repulsive bug by humans. This shows what he felt about himself about how he thought others perceived him. Since how Gregor is a bug and is unable to talk it gives a greater insight to how he feels and what he is thinking. This gives him as a bug more character and depth than the other people in the story who should have
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Frank Kafka is considered one of the most influential writers of all time. Helmut Richter would agree with this statement. Richter agreed that Kafka was a very prominent figure in world literature and was amazed by his mechanics and word usage. I feel that his essay is supportive of Kafka’s writing‚ but also leaves out many important details in its brevity. Richter did not include Kafka’s flaws and tendencies in his essay. Helmut Richter analyzed the plot of The Metamorphosis in his essay
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Much of the grotesque in Metamorphosis stems from the fact that Gregor’s transformation is partial. While he is physically an insect on the exterior‚ he retains a human mind inside. Hence‚ Gregor is mentally aware of what is happening to him and his body. This hybridity‚ in terms of having an insect body but a human mind‚ contributes greatly to the grotesque image of the main character. As quoted from Bakhtin‚ what is happening to Gregor is an “unfinished metamorphosis” whereby he is not fully insect
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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 view in Cather’s work is limited to just that of Paul which changes early on and becomes omniscient. Kafka chose to keep his work in the point of view of Gregor‚ the protagonist‚ which becomes omniscient at the end of the story once he has died. Cather’s and Kafka’s works share a common theme that creates a powerful message to their readers. Alienation
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The Metamorphosis Kafka wrote "The Metamorphosis" in 1912‚ taking three weeks to compose the story. While he had expressed earlier satisfaction with the work‚ he later found it to be flawed‚ even calling the ending "unreadable." But whatever his own opinion may have been‚ the short story has become one of the most popularly read and analyzed works of twentieth-century literature. Isolation and alienation are at the heart of this surreal story of a man transformed overnight into a kind of beetle
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The works of literature Metamorphous by Kafka and the Diary of a mad man by Lu Xun both explore topics of savagery and reality. The structures of these two readings were completely different as diary of a mad man was structured as a short story with daily journal entries. The diary described the transformation of Madman’s thoughts from day to day. Metamorphous is based on a first person narrative of traveling salesmen that also explores the topics of savagery and reality through Gregor’s transformation
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However‚ his vision of artistic excellence and transcendence is ignored and rejected by the public. Reasons behind Selecting the Hunger Artist Kafka may have chosen his subject due to the particular theme he was trying to highlight. The artist shows endurance through challenging times and is able to survive on his own strong will rather than on food. Kafka chose him as he wanted to reflect on the difference between spirituality and the physical nature of human
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Metamorphosis‚ Grete enters Gregor’s bedroom to find that he has not finished the fresh milk and bread that Grete brought in the day before. She returns to Gregor with a newspaper full of different foods that she knew Gregor would possibly like. Kafka presents the affined feelings Grete has towards Gregor after seeing him as this “monstorous vermin‚” emphasizing his fate later in the novelette‚ using foreshadowing and symbolism during this dinner scene. Even while everyone in the family‚
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Kafka’s Metamorphosis Kafka writes in part two “Did he really want the warm room‚ so cozily appointed with heirlooms‚ transformed into a lair‚ where he might‚ of course‚ be able to creep‚ unimpeded‚ in any direction‚ though forgetting his human past swiftly and totally?” This is the point of the story when Gregor starts to come to terms with his new life as an insect. He has not completely and totally let go of human emotions‚ but he has started to accept his new body and embrace his new abilities
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