Before his outward metamorphosis‚ Gregor was absorbed mainly by his sense of duty to his family and by his job in sales. He thinks of nothing other than paying off his family’s debt and possibly sending his sister to a conservatory. Because of this he is enslaved by his family and is trapped in an oppressive job. Society taught Gregor that he was only as important as his paycheck and so he faithfully returns to an exhausting job to
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perfection truly is‚ when a person attempts to become "perfect"‚ they are usually transforming into what seems to be perfect to . In both "A Doll’s House" and "The Metamorphosis"‚ we see that human beings cannot achieve a state of total perfection. When Gregor Samsa‚ from "the Metamorphosis"‚ attempts to be the perfect provider that his family expects him to be‚ he inadvertently turns his life into an insectoid existence. Likewise‚ when Nora from "A Doll’s House" tries to live up to her husband’s expectations
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cause them to become alienated. In The Metamorphosis and District 9 the main characters‚ Wikus van de Merwe and Gregor Samsa‚ become isolated and lose their social power after they go through their metamorphosis and the aliens were isolated and didn’t have social power from the start. Before their metamorphosis‚ both Wikus and Gregor had relatively good statuses in society. Compared to Gregor though‚ Wikus had a lot more social power since he was chosen to lead a head investigation for District 9 for
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European city at the same time it was published It narrates the story of a typical salesman of in an industrialized society who wakes up one morning transformed into a giant cockroach. The novel tells about how his family deals with this event‚ and how Gregor (the salesman) eventually dies. “The outsider” is also a short novel written by Albert Cammus in 1944. It tells the story of Meursault‚ a bachelor clerk who lives in Algiers. It is also set at the time the novel was written. Meursault gets involved
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follows a drastic transformation with everything that happens after a response and the author utilizes the tone of nonchalant to give the reader insight to how alienated Kafka himself felt in his own life and contribute more meaning to his character Gregor and the metamorphosis of his sister. “Franz Kafka felt alienated because he spoke German but lived in Prague‚ a Czech city. He was Jewish yet lived among people who looked down upon Jews. Since he doubted the existence of God‚ he felt alienated from
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supernatural agency that drives the plot‚ but it is ultimately just a way to show how his surrounding influence his life just as much as the transformation does‚ as the surroundings remind Gregor of his humanity and reveal the metamorphoses of the other characters. To start off‚ Gregor’s family very much depended on Gregor for their financial status. He worked hard as a travelling salesman‚ despite his hate for his boss‚ to earn money and repay off the debt his father owed from before he stopped working
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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 his new looks. His identity is impacted by how others treat him‚ as well. It forces Gregor to become more introverted
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“The Metamorphosis” offers an in depth look into the lives of one family that suffers from a strange tragedy that slowly edges away at their family values. Gregor’s parents each react in ways that show who each person is individually and how they work as parents. Gregor’s sister‚ Grete‚ takes on a new challenge and comes back changed from the experience. Gregor’s transformation affected each family member differently‚ ultimately resulting in the transformation of each person‚ however they were less
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In the opening line of The Metamorphosis‚ Kafka’s treatment of chaos establishes his vision of the world as going on about its business without regard for the doings of humans. Gregor is the object of a manifestly pointless and arbitrary metamorphosis‚ which he handles as if it were as ordinary any run of the mill event. As he lays in bed‚ having transformed into a bug‚ he considers the future as if it were any other day. “"Oh‚ God"‚ he thought‚ "what a strenuous career it is that I’ve chosen!” His
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for instance‚ that Gregor’s change is the result of any particular cause‚ such as punishment for some misbehavior. On the contrary‚ by all evidence Gregor has been a good son and brother‚ taking a job he dislikes so that he can provide for them and planning to pay for his sister to study music at the conservatory. There is no indication that Gregor deserves his fate. Rather‚ the story and all the members of the Samsa family treat the event as a random occurrence‚ like catching an illness. All these
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